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Marked on Taylor and Skinner's map (P 3) of 1778 as 'Glidemouth Castle'. Only a very small portion of the W facade now survives. A renovated stone house has been built directly against its S side. At the time of a visit in 1966 it had the remains of a stairwell in the SE angle and a plain doorway in the S wall at first-floor level. The building had been converted into a dwelling house and the upper portions removed prior to 1966 when it was already in a totally ruined state. According to the Irish Schools MSS (vol. 671, 176) it was 30 ft. sq. and 60 ft high, for which see this web-page access on 26/04/2016 http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008858/4961404
The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revised upload: 26 April 2016
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