Ringrone Castle (in Ruins) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Ringrone Castle is a ruined tower house built by the de Courcey family on a slight eminence overlooking the Bandon river. Only the west wall and a short return of the north wall remain, rising to second-floor level with visible vault supports and a flat-headed window opening. The structure has lost most of its form, leaving behind a skeletal frame that marks where a powerful family once controlled the river valley.

On slight eminence, overlooking Bandon river to N. Only W wall (L 7.5m) and short return of N wall (L c. 1.5m) stand, to 2nd floor level. Skewbacks visible for vaults (on N-S axis) over ground and 2nd floor levels. Indications of ground floor door at W end of N wall; central flat-headed window ope in W wall at 1st floor level; wall press at N end of W wall at 2nd floor level. In Grose's (Stalley 1991, 46) early 19th century depiction, castle shown as ruinous; pointed arch doorway on ground floor of N wall; 3 storeys with central opes above this, one a slit window, other two broken. Built by de Courcey family (Healy 1988, 286-7). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Built in the late 16th or early 17th century, Ringrone Castle was likely held by the FitzGerald family, who were prominent in the region during the Elizabethan period. Its strategic position overlooking the Bandon River highlights its importance in local defense and land control.

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