What is recorded here

Castle, unclassified in Roscam stands at Pollacushlann on the north shore of Oranmore Bay, where Walter Burke held it in 1574 and men still saw it in the late 1700s. It vanished in the early 1800s when its stones were taken to build the small quay now marking the spot. Nothing visible remains above ground, but the bay keeps the shape of what was removed.

At 'Pollacushlann' on N shore of Oranmore Bay. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of Walter Burke (Nolan 1901, 113). Evidently extant in late 18th C (GBCAS Files) but subsequently demolished in early 19th C to build the small quay which marks the spot today. No visible surface trace survives. (Athy 1914, 154) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Walter Burke held Castle, unclassified in Roscam in 1574, and it remained extant until the early 19th century when it was demolished. It is remembered as a medieval stronghold associated with the Burke family in west Galway.

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