Survey Data
Reg No
11505039
Rating
National
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Athy Police Barrack
Original Use
Castle/fortified house
In Use As
House
Date
1500 - 1600
Coordinates
268241, 193950
Date Recorded
11/07/1996
Date Updated
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Description
Late medieval castle, c. 1575, converted to three-storey over dungeon gaol, c. 1720. Enlarged to north, c. 1795, with crenellated parapet. Used as police barracks c. 1830 to 1891, now private house. Possibly containing fabric from fifteenth-century castle.