Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Creevagh North (kilmaine By., Kilmolara Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creevagh North (kilmaine By., Kilmolara Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.59215, -9.20523
- SMR number
- MA118-090001-
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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 high rocky mound, with a commanding view all round. Remains of tower (int. dims. 4m N-S; 5m E-W); H 1.4m) stand in NE sector of irregular-shaped bawn (MA118-090003-). Within bawn are remains of at least four other buildings, defined by low (H 0.3m) foundations. Building (MA118-090004-)in NW of bawn contains part of a blocked up splayed opening on N wall. In SE corner of bawn is tower. Subsidiary or later bawn wall (MA118-090002-) extends further to N and E, much lower and less substantial than main bawn. Contains low sod-covered foundations of a number of buildings. Outside bawn to S and W are possible remains of medieval settlement. Held by Walter Mac Tibbot in 1574 when known as Crigh Castle (Knox 1908, 347).
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. 713.
Date of upload: 19 December 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.