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Depicted faintly as a rectangular structure (dims. c. 15m N-S; c. 8m E-W) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and described as the site of 'Warren's Castle' both the 1839 and 1925 eds. According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) no land in Ballywilliam was owned by anybody called Warren, and it has no record of a castle (Simington 1953, 209). It is situated on a SW-facing slope in the foothills of White Mountain. The site is occupied by a sycamore tree close to a farmhouse but there are no visible remains of a structure at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 25 June, 2012

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Site of Warrens Castle — Ballywilliam (bantry By.)

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