Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

On a rise in pastureland. In 1574 this castle was in the possession of 'Jhonick fitz Thoms' (Nolan 1901, 111). It is indicated on the 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an unroofed rectangular building (c. 12m NW-SE; c. 8m NE-SW). According to local information, traces of some of the walls remained until the early 1970s. However, no visible surface traces now survive. A small area of subsidence (0.87m N-S; 0.8m E-W; D 0.5m) to the W of the castle was investigated in August 1996. Traces of an earthen-cut passage ( L 0.3-4m; Wth 0.5m; D 0.1m) running E-W were revealed. The passage did not appear to extend to the W of the opening, however, the landowner indicated that it had been visible for c. 0.8m to the W but collapsed material subsequently closed it off. It was inconclusive whether the feature was the remains of an earthen-cut souterrain or whether it was a natural feature (Crumlish 1996).

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 19 July 2017

References

Nolan, J.P. 1901a Galway castles and owners in 1574. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 1, 109-23.

Crumlish, R. 1996 Report on the discovery of a feature adjacent to the site of Knockaunnageeragh Castle, Derryfrench, Tynagh, Co. Galway. Archaeological Services Unit Ltd. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.