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Medieval dovecote located inside the bawn (LI032-141014-) of Black Castle (LI032-141002-) also known as Desmond Castle. No surface remains visible of the castle, bawn or dovecote which stood on elevated ground on the W bank of the Camoge River. The 'Town Green' of the Manor of Aney [Knockainey] was located in the field immediately W of the Black Castle as depicted on the 1657 Down Survey map (NLI MS 718). The dovecote was described in the Desmond Survey of 1586 as following; 'A castle [LI032-141002-) there ruinous within except its stone walls with a large area or inclosure called in English "a Balne" [LI032-141014-) surrounded with a stony wall a dovecote within the precincts of the bawn (the wall and dovecote being in great decay)' (Murphy 2013, 151).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 12 June 2019
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