Ballyloughan Castle

Ruined castle in County Carlow, Ireland

Ballyloughan Castle
Caisleán Bhaile an Locháin
Exterior of Ballyloughan Castle

General information
Architectural style	Norman
Location	Bagenalstown, County Carlow
Country	Ireland
Construction started	c. 1300

National monument of Ireland
Official name	Ballyloughan Castle
Reference no.	351^[1]

Ballyloughan Castle is a ruined castle and National Monument in County Carlow near Bagenalstown. A twin-towered gatehouse, the hall and foundations of one of the corner towers, dating to about 1300 remain.^[2]

History

Ballyloughan is located on the western end of a glacial ridge near to Mount Leinster.^[3] The castle is roughly square in form, and the walls are in places up to 50ft high and 5ft thick.^[4] Nothing is recorded of the castles early history, though the majority of its features are typical of 13th century construction.^[5]

References

Notes

^ "National Monuments of County Carlow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "Ballyloughan Castle". Carlow Tourism. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ de Paor 1962, p. 1.
^ "Ballyloughan Castle". The Dublin Penny Journal. 3 (136): 252. 1835. ISSN 2009-1338 – via JSTOR.
^ de Paor 1962, p. 2.

Sources

de Paor, Liam (1962). "Excavations at Ballyloughan Castle, Co. Carlow". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 92 (1): 1–14. ISSN 0035-9106.