What is recorded here

Gowran Castle rose above a working town where malted grain fed its kitchens and local ale cups. The malt house stood at the east end of Main Street, likely dating to the 17th century before the gate lodge took its place. It is gone now, but its absence shapes the castle by revealing the ordinary hands and hunger that sustained its grandeur.

At the E end of Gowran, on the S side of Main Street. A building annotated, ‘Malt House’ is indicated at this location on White’s map of Gowran, 1710/11. Though the map is early 18th century in date, it is likely that the malt house, which no longer survives above ground, dated to, at least, the 17th century. The malt house appears to have been situated roughly where the 19th-century gate lodge at the main entrance to Gowran Castle is located. See attached: KK020-060022-_01 White's map of Gowran 1710/11 with malt house highlighted. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 March 2021

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