N0069 : Castles of Connacht: Ballyleague, Roscommon (1)

taken 12 months ago, near to Lanesborough, Co Longford, Ireland

Castles of Connacht: Ballyleague, Roscommon (1)
Castles of Connacht: Ballyleague, Roscommon (1)
Just over the border into Roscommon, the castle here in the early C13 was probably at this time simply a motte, its successor was this late medieval tower having three levels of rooms, all with fireplaces in the east wall under a vault.

N0069 : Castles of Connacht: Ballyleague, Roscommon (2)
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N0069, 8 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Sunday, 5 June, 2022   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Defence, Military 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! N 0047 6956 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.5570N 7:59.6177W
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Irish: geotagged! N 0047 6956
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