S4680 : Castles of Leinster: Ballinakill, Laois

taken 7 years ago, near to Ballinakill, Co Laois, Ireland

Castles of Leinster: Ballinakill, Laois
Castles of Leinster: Ballinakill, Laois
The north end wall of the Dunne family mansion of 1680 stands three storeys high on the site of Sir Thomas Ridgeway's castle of c1606-12 that was destroyed in the 1640s. From a C19 photograph it is clear that the castle was originally of five storeys.
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S4680, 3 images   (more nearby search)
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Mike Searle   (find more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 14 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 June, 2020
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Construction, Development  Defence, Military 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! S 4682 8069 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:52.5247N 7:18.3225W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! S 468 806
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