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. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 8 June 2016

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