What is recorded here
Water Castle in County Laois was built in the 13th century by the de Burgh family, powerful Anglo-Norman lords in Ireland. It is remembered as part of the extensive network of castles that supported their control over the region during the medieval period.
Places near here
Enclosure in WatercastleEnclosure · 557 yd
Enclosure in FermoyleEnclosure · 1408 yd
Church in DunmoreChurch · 1483 yd
Clonkeen Church (in ruins)Church · 1633 yd
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 1.2 mi
Bawn in FermoyleBawn · 1.3 mi
Birchfield PlantationForest · 1.6 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.8 mi
1798 MonumentMemorial · 2.5 mi
Knocknamoe HouseMemorial · 2.9 mi
Heywood GardensHeritage attraction · 2.9 mi
Abbeyleix Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.1 miOther information
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