What is recorded here

Ballymulvey House collapsed into ruin, but its earthworks still bulge across the fields beside the Inny River. Some trenches date from after 1700, yet deeper terraces may preserve medieval gardens or a forgotten fish pond. The land remembers hands that shaped long before the walls fell.

On the N bank of the Inny River and associated with an unclassified castle (LF027-046----) that was subsequently incorporated into Ballymulvey House, an 18th-century house now in ruins. Impressive earthworks relating to the landscaping of the demesne are visible in the fields around the house. The majority of these appear to be post-AD 1700 in date. However, the large sunken terrace to the SE of the house may be the remains of a fish-pond (LF027-046001-) of possible 17th/18th-century date and the sunken platforms/terraces visible on an aerial photograph (SMR file) to the NE of it may be associated with medieval or 17th-century gardens. There are numerous other landscaped earthworks, including a raised road and what appear to be linear canals that may also be post-AD 1700 in date but some may be associated with the castle. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 February 2013

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