Carrigaphooca Castle

Carrigaphooca Castle (Irish: Caisleán Charraig a' Phúca meaning "castle on the rock of the fairy"; the word púca translates as ghost or fairy) is a ruined five storey rectangular tower house situated on a steep-sided rock overlooking the River Sullane. Carrigaphooca 6 km west of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland, in an area once known as Gleann na n-Dearg ("valley of the reds"). The tower dominates the landscape of Lissacresig (Fairyland) in Clondrohid, and Lower Shanballyshane, in Kilnamartyra. Carrigaphooca is made of sandstone and limestone and was built as a defensive tower by the MacCarthys of Muskerry in the early 15th century.

Carrigaphooca is positioned in an area rich with Neolithic monuments; Carrigaphooca Stone Circle lies two fields to the east, with a large standing stone (gallán) to the west. The tower is located on private property, and is no longer accessible to the public, although it is owned by the state and maintained by the Office of Public Works.

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Carrigaphooca Castle staat op plaats 3.288 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 79 van de 107 die de atlas in Ierland in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in ca. 1336, en daarmee ouder dan 63% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 346 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 14e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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