What is recorded here

Castledargan is a ruined bawn perched on a sheer cliff above Lough Dargan in County Sligo, where a curved stone wall once joined two surviving tower blocks. The western block may have been a mural tower, while the eastern remains likely formed the main residence. Whatever life moved inside that cliff-edge chamber, the lake below still marks the boundary the builders chose to command.

In pasture, on top of a sheer cliff, overlooking Lough Dargan immediately to its N. A curved scarp, partially rock outcrop and partially stone facing, arcs between the two blocks of the tower house (SL021-045001-), on their S side. This is probably the footings of a bawn wall ; the W block is likely to be a mural tower connected to the bawn wall, whereas the E block is probably the remains of the main tower. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

The castle at Castledargan was built by the MacDermotts, a Gaelic Irish clan, in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered for its strategic position on a cliff overlooking Lough Dargan, reflecting the defensive architecture of the period in west Meath.

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