What is recorded here
Simonstown Castle was built in the 17th century by the MacDermott family, a prominent Gaelic Irish clan in the region. It is remembered as a symbol of local Gaelic resistance and adaptation during the period of English colonial expansion in Ireland.
Places near here
Bawn in Simonstown (fartullagh By.)Bawn · 32 yd
Dunboden Parkgates/railings/walls · 747 yd
Tyrrellstown Housefarm house, outbuilding · 1100 yd
Castle in RuinsCastle, tower house · 1100 yd
ToberbreediaHoly well · 1582 yd
Ecclesiastical enclosure in WhitewellEcclesiastical enclosure · 1.0 mi
Belvedere house and gardensVisitor information · 2.3 mi
Dysart IslandIsland · 3.8 mi
Ash IslandIslet · 3.9 mi
Derrygreenagh HillMountain / peak · 5.4 mi
Knockdrin HillMountain / peak · 6.2 mi
GinkgoGinkgo · 10 mi