Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Raghra,cloniffeen, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raghra,cloniffeen
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Barracks
- Latest-edition OS map
- Con. Bk.
- Coordinates
- 53.27937, -8.04848
- SMR number
- OF013-010----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated castle within the townland of Raghra (Shannonbridge) that is mentioned in the Ordnance Survey letters (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 181; Loeber 1988, vol. 5, 59-60). The Constabulary Barrracks marked on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map is thought to have been built on the site of or incorporated the remains of Raghra Castle. The Constabulary Barracks has been levelled and replaced by a modern bungalow which served as a Garda Station. The walled perimeter of the Constabulary Barracks may contain cut stone from the levelled castle.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1933 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the King's County collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Bray.
Loeber, R. 1988 Field notes and references for Co. Offaly Sites. Vol. I-V. Unpublished.
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Fordunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.