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Indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Gowran and on the Down Survey parish map of Graige as a rectangular, tower house type castle, N of the River Barrow and E of the Douske River (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). The terrier accompanying the parish map states, 'There is on Graige a Castle' and lists the proprietor in 1640 as Sir Edward Butler (ibid.). The precise location of this castle within the townland is unknown.
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KK029-018010-_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Gowran (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
KK029-018010-_02 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) parish map of Graige (Hib. Reg., courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 March 2022
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