Rossmore Castle (in Ruins) — Report the wrong picture

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Rossmore Castle stands as an ivy-clad tower on the north shore of Dunmanus Bay, its north wall rising three storeys above the water. Probably built for the O'Mahony family before passing to the MacCarthy Muclaghs, the structure still displays gable-shaped gun loops and a curved internal stairwell. A farm building now blocks the original pointed doorway, forcing visitors to read the castle through its surviving windows rather than its entrance.

Fragmentary, ivy-clad remains of tower on N shore of Dunmanus Bay. N wall stands to three storeys (Wth 14.5m E-W) with short returns of E (L 3.8m) and W (L 7m) walls. Ground floor doorway near N end of W wall with pointed arch, now blocked by wall of farm building. W end of N wall curved internally to form part of stairwell; at first floor level W jamb of door from stairs survives. Central window in N wall has splayed lintelled linteled embrasure. Part of second floor survives to E of centre where a segmental vaulted window embrasure can be made out. Splaying downwards from second floor level on external wall face are gable-shaped gun loops. Exit chute for garderobe near E end of external N face. Probably an O'Mahony castle, later passed to MacCarthy Muclaghs (O'Donoghue 1986, 58). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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