Castles of Leinster: Killooly, Offaly... © Mike Searle cc-by-sa/2.0

2014

N2217 : Castles of Leinster: Killooly, Offaly (1)

taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Mountbolus, Co Offaly, Ireland

Castles of Leinster: Killooly, Offaly (1)

Difficult to make out now, but buried underneath all that ivy are the remains of a fortified house built c.1622 by Peter Salconstall. The NW circular corner flanker has gunloops.

N2217 : Castles of Leinster: Killooly, Offaly (2)

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Defence, Military other tags: Castle Fortified House Killooly Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: N2217, 2 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Mike Searle (more nearby)
Date Taken: Monday, 23 June, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 16 July, 2014
Subject Location: Irish: N 2207 1734 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:12.3783N 7:40.2265W
Camera Location: Irish: N 220 172
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)

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N2217 : Castles of Leinster: Killooly, Offaly (1)

taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Mountbolus, Co Offaly, Ireland