Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Dunneill, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunneill
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Dunneill Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.24850, -8.87355
- SMR number
- SL012-031----
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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
In pasture, on the outskirts of Dromore West village, situated on a low rise on a high bluff overlooking a bend in the River Dunneill. A castle, named ‘Dooniell Castle’ is shown at this location on the Down Survey (1655-6) map. It is marked 'Site of Dunneill Castle' on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. It was an O'Dowd castle and took its name from Neill, a chieftain of the family. It later fell into the hands of the MacSweeneys. In 1641, according to some depositions, the castle was in the charge of 'Gullne duff O'Hart of Carbury' (Kilgannon 1926, 297-8; ITA Survey 1942-4). Subcircular mound (c.30m NE-SW; c.25m NW-SE; H 1.7m at NW; 3m at SE) of earth and stone, which shows considerable evidence of past quarrying and disturbance. There is no masonry visible.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.