What is recorded here

Indicated, Boagh is a vanished castle in County Cavan, Ireland, where a T-shaped house once stood before disappearing entirely from the ground. The 1835 map marked it as Bell Green, while local memory called it Bruncott's Castle, suggesting James Archibald built it during the plantation era. No stone remains visible now, but the shape and names preserve a residence that resisted erasure long after its walls collapsed.

Marked as a T-shaped house (max. dims c. 15m NW-SE; c. 10m NE-SW) with a projection at the centre of the SW side and described as 'Bell Green' on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Davies (1948a, 117) recorded ruins known locally as 'Bruncott's Castle' here and suggested that this may be the site of a plantation castle built by James Archibald, but a castle is not recorded on the Down Survey barony map (1656-8) at Boagh (30). See this web-page accessed on 8 April, 2016: http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Tulloghgarvey&c=Cavan There are no visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 11 April 2016

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.