Prospect House in Loughteeog, castle in County Laois

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What is recorded here

Unlocated castle within Loughteeog mentioned in sixteenth century documents as mentioned in the History of the Queens County (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 2, 451). According to present occupant of Prospect House, it is traditionally believed that the house, which was built in the 1950s when old Prospect House was knocked down, occupies the site of a castle. Prospect Ho. is depicted as a narrow rectangular building aligned on an E-W axis on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map. Date of revised upload: 8 June 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA018-049001

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