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Situated on a low rise, in pasture. Kiltober Castle depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and shown on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a rectangular shaped structure (overall approx. dims. 16m NW-SE; 21m NE-SW) defined by a straight side to NE. Castle site now visible as a grass covered earthwork. Castle site removed more than 20 years ago (local information 27/07/1977). Castle site is visible today as a grass covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Not marked on the 1655 Down Survey parish map of Rahugh (NLI, MS 723-4) which in 1640 stood on lands belonging to Rosse Geoghegan who is described as an Irish Papist' (ibid.). Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 18 December 2019

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Kiltober Castle — Kiltober (moycashel By.)

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