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Castle - tower house

Loughanboy (Kilmaine By.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Loughanboy, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Loughanboy (Kilmaine By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Castle in ruins
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.59390, -9.14795
SMR number
MA118-101----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On rise in undulating pasture; possible medieval settlement to NW. N wall (L 8.2m; Wth 2m) of rectangular tower survives to 2nd-floor. Outline of porly preserved spiral stairs, lighted by two narrow windows, in NE corner runs to top of building. Mural passage in 1st-floor leads to garderobe at W end. Evidence of vaulted ceiling on 1st-floor. Owned by Richard MacJonyn in 1574 when known as Ellistronbeg (Knox 1908, 348).

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. 719.

Date of upload: 24 December 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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