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Cloghan Castle — CLOGHAN DEMESNE

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Cloghan Castle — CLOGHAN DEMESNE
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What is recorded here

Detached tower house, c.1630, with three-bay three-storey addition to east, c.1820, and extensions to rear. Located adjacent to the River Shannon amongst mature woods. Pitched slate roof hidden behind castellated parapet. Modern reconstruction of castellation to tower house, formerly two crowstepped gables. Rendered walls with machicolations and bartizans to tower house. Square-headed window openings to addition. Pointed-arched and square-headed window openings to tower house with label stops and hoodmouldings. House enclosed by bawn wall with castellated towers and entrance tower with segmental-headed opening and timber double doors. Walled garden to south and south-east of house.

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