What is recorded here

Reeves Castle stands as a four-storey Norman tower house beside the River Liffey, built in the 14th century to guard The Pale against Gaelic raiders. The Alen family lived there when the manor held three messuages, six cottages and 160 acres, leaving their arms still visible on the ancient stone. John Borlase ordered it burned during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, yet it emerged in good repair by 1649, proving stubborn enough to survive royal wrath. A later farmhouse leans against its south wall like a familiar ghost, while the castle watches the river bend from a private grain farm.

Reeves Castle is recorded as a castle in County Kildare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Reeves Castle in County Kildare was likely built during the early Norman period, possibly by a local Anglo-Norman lord or knight in the 13th century. It is remembered as an example of medieval frontier architecture in Ireland, reflecting the expansion and consolidation of Norman control in the region.