Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
An Chlochbhuaile (tc Béal Atha Seanaidh), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Chlochbhuaile (tc Béal Atha Seanaidh)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.53471, -8.24960
- SMR number
- DG103-043001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record refers to a castle which pre-dates the visible remains (DG103-043002-). Its destruction in 1390 is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters as follows ‘The castle of Cill Barrainne was demolished by Donnell, the son of Murtough O'Conor of Sligo.’ (AFM 1390). Lacy et al (1983, 359) note that ‘Very little is known of the history of Kilbarron Castle and the surviving ruins of this O'Clery stronghold undoubtedly post-date the destruction of the site in 1390 (AFM).’
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
References
Lacy, B. with Cody, E., Cotter, C., Cuppage, J., Dunne, N., Hurley, V., O'Rahilly, C., Walsh, P. and Ó Nualláin, S. 1983 Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century A.D. Lifford. Donegal County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.