Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Inishmaine, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishmaine
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gate Tower (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.59832, -9.30054
- SMR number
- MA117-044----
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 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
NE of the abbey [MA117-024001-] is a gate tower marked 'Castle' on OS map (1838). Probably fifteenth century in date. W wall is steeply battered externally. Main chamber with vaulted ceiling had doorway on N leading to stairs. E wall of 1st-floor contains fine twin light window but much of the rest of the features are modern reconstructions. National Monument no. 102.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 639.
Date of upload: 6 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nunsunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.