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Castle — tower house in Cross East

Castle — tower house
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Castle — tower house in Cross East
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In pasture. Rectangular tower, constructed on plinth, at W end, of earlier medieval church (MA121-107001-). Ground-floor made use of church; upper floors more evenly coursed. Entrance on E through damaged doorway to ground floor chamber (5.8m N-S; 2.9m E-W). Chamber lighted by narrow windows and roofed by vaulted ceiling; containing square opening (0.7m X 0.7m) giving access to 1st- floor. 1st-floor contains small arched windows and corbels on E and W walls; mural stairs on N wall rises to 2nd-floor of which little remains. Built by Richard MacSheonin in mid 1500's (Neary 1938, 40). The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 716. Date of upload: 12 January 2015

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