Ballymarkahan Castle | |
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County Clare, Ireland | |
Coordinates | 52°48′14″N 8°50′13″W / 52.803867°N 8.836839°W |
Site history | |
Built | 15th century |
Built by | MacNamara family |
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. [1] It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. [2] [3] It was mentioned as a ruin in the Ordnance Survey Letters of John O'Donovan and Eugene O'Curry in 1839. [4] It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1842. [5] The castle dates from the fifteenth century, some time after the construction of Quin Abbey, and was built by the MacNamara family, who built a number of castles in the area, including nearby Knappogue Castle. [6] According to Westropp, it was built in 1430 by "Donall, son of Shane an Gabhaltais." [7]
Ballymarkahan Castle | |
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County Clare, Ireland | |
Coordinates | 52°48′14″N 8°50′13″W / 52.803867°N 8.836839°W |
Site history | |
Built | 15th century |
Built by | MacNamara family |
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. [1] It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. [2] [3] It was mentioned as a ruin in the Ordnance Survey Letters of John O'Donovan and Eugene O'Curry in 1839. [4] It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1842. [5] The castle dates from the fifteenth century, some time after the construction of Quin Abbey, and was built by the MacNamara family, who built a number of castles in the area, including nearby Knappogue Castle. [6] According to Westropp, it was built in 1430 by "Donall, son of Shane an Gabhaltais." [7]