Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Callow (kilconnell By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callow (kilconnell By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.35751, -8.42066
- SMR number
- GA073-027----
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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
On a slight rise in undulating pastureland overlooking Callow Lough to NE. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Wm OKelly' (Nolan 1901b, 120). All that survives are sections of W wall (L 16m), while a short section of a wall running off to NE may be part of the original building. The only architectural features are a plain lancet window on ground floor and a recess for corbels on 1st floor. A farmhouse with outhouses has been built to E of the wall. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 604)
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
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.