Cloonigny Castle
| Cloonigny Castle | |
|---|---|
  Location of Cloonigny Castle in Ireland | |
| Type | tower house |
| Location | Cloonigny, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°21′18″N 8°21′17″W / 53.355°N 8.3546°W |
| Owner | State |
| Official name | Cloonigny Castle |
| Reference no. | 563 |
Cloonigny Castle is a ruined tower house and moated site in the townland of Cloonigny in County Galway, Ireland. The castle site, which is a protected national monument,[1] is 4 km (2½ mile) northeast of Kilconnell.
History
[edit]Cloonigny Castle, now in ruins, with its moated site, was occupied by Shane De Moy (O'Kelly) in 1574.[2]
While only the foundations of the tower house remain,[3] the site is surrounded by a well-preserved moated site, defined by two banks with an intervening fosse.[4] The inner bank is well preserved and there is a mound defined by a scarp and an external fosse. Close by is a ringfort containing a souterrain.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - County Galway" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Explanation to Accompany Sheets 1-". Ireland Geological Survey. H.M. Stationery Office. 1 January 1871 – via Google Books.
- ^ "NMS mapping data - GA074-027002-" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com.
GA074-027002- [..] Castle - unclassified : Cloonigny [..] within a moated site (GA074-027002-). In existence in 1574 [..] The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 534) note that 'the foundations only are now to be seen'. Apart from a series of banks, mounds and depressions, no visible surface trace survives
- ^ "NMS mapping data - GA074-027001-" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com.
GA074-027001- [..] Moated site : Cloonigny [..] Surrounding the remains of Cloonigny Castle (GA074-027002-). A Nat. Mon., this well-preserved moated site (N-S 65m, E-W 63m) is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse
- ^ "The Beara-Breifne and Hymany Ways Directions". hymanyway.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
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