What is recorded here

Ballyoskill castle vanished into a circular rock outcrop above the Glashagal River, leaving only a field still named Castle Field. The southern edge drops precipitously toward water, and old quarry marks expose stone that may have been taken from the castle itself. Whatever stood there has been quarried, buried or forgotten, but the land still points to the missing walls.

Local tradition points to a prominent area of rock-outcrop, overlooking the Glashagal River to the S, as the site of a castle. The field is known as the 'Castle Field'. The area of outcrop is roughly circular (max. dim. 85m N-S) and slopes downwards from S to N. The drop to the river at S is quite precipitous. Outcrop is exposed at S where it was partially quarried in the past. There are no visible structural remains at ground level. The Down Survey map indicates a castle in the area of Nicholastown/Ballyoskill. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 July 2012

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