Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Dunbogey, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunbogey
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Barrys Castle (Site of) (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.70169, -8.39282
- SMR number
- CO113-033001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Rocky steep-sided, sub-rectangular area projecting E into Reanies Bay. Rock-cut fosse crosses promontory on seaward side of neck (CO133-033002-) but regarded by Westropp (1914, 102) as part of castle's defences. At S end of fosse and immediately inside (to E) it is roughly square sod-covered platform (c. 10m x c. 10m; H c. 1m) with some stone facing visible at base. Remains of Barry castle built pre-1553 and finally levelled to present state about 1810 (Westropp 1914, 102).
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
Nearby in the register
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.