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Lynn (1985-6, 95-8) suggested than the battered plinth (H 1.5m) of coursed limestone under the N chancel wall of Banada Abbey (SL037-068001-) is the remains of a mid-13th-century castle erected by Maurice Fitzgerald. Apart from being slightly battered, the plinth shows no other 'castle' features. Lynn's suggestion that it is unusual to find the E end of such a church built on steeply sloping ground can be countered by sites such as Buttevant (Power et al. 2000, Inv. no. 14871) and Timoleague (Power et al. 1992, Inv. no. 3065) in county Cork.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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