Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Kiltullagh (tiaquin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltullagh (tiaquin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.58252, -8.57791
- SMR number
- GA018-026----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In low-lying pastureland on SE bank of Kiltullagh Lough. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Hubert Oconchanon' (Nolan 1901b, 122). This castle is now reduced to a rectangular grassed-over mound of collapsed masonry (L 10.5m, Wth 7.5m, H 2.2m) but slight traces of the inner face of S wall survive. Traces of a possible window embrasure are visible in N wall, and the outline of the possible stairwell in NE corner; otherwise no architectural features survive. Possible associated earthworks lie to S, and a low stone bawn-like wall is visible around the monument from N through E to SE. (Melvin c. 1971, 14)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.