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According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) a ‘faire castle in good repair’ together with 540 acres at Growtown in Custuffe (Coolstuff) parish were owned by Marcus Cheevers in 1641 (Simington 1953, 100). Its location is not known.
See the attached section from the Down Survey (1656-8) parish map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 November, 2012
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The map shows the centre of the officially named townland area, not the monument. The government record does not identify the exact monument point.