What is recorded here

Castle Well is a natural spring beside a ruined fortified house in County Offaly, Ireland. The bawn wall and two corner towers still stand above wet marsh land, their gun loops pointing into darkness that no longer comes. Water rises through soil remembered by the stones, drinking by people who lived beside the danger and left no name behind.

Situated on slightly elevated ground in a low-lying area with marsh land to the W. Fortified house (OF039-001001-) and bawn wall with NE and SE corner tower still surviving. The NE corner tower of the bawn survives two storeys high with gun loops at both levels and wall-walk at roof level. The SE tower has the same dimensions. Only the E part of the original bawn wall survives with no evidence of original bawn to the S and W. Wet marshy land situated immediately to the S of the bawn wall with natUral spring well marked as 'Castle Well' on the current edition of the 6-inch ordnance survey map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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