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Castle (remains of) — Stephenstown

Castle — tower house
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Castle (remains of) — Stephenstown
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Located on a NW-facing slope under pasture at a low point in the landscape near a stream. The remains of a square building (ext. dims.9m NW-SE; 7m SW-NE) survive as foundations except in the south-west where there is a 3-4 course section of wall (H 1m). It is built of randomly coursed masonry which is well mortared. There are no dateable architectural features present (Healy 1975, 17). This is probably the building referred to in the Civil survey (1654-6) as a 'burnt castle' held by Elizabeth Finglas (Simington 1945, 6). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 7 November 2014

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