Cloontykilla Castle, Co. Roscommon

Cloontykilla Castle, Co. Roscommon

Castle

Lantern slide depicting Cloontykilla castle in Co. Roscommon. Originally without title and labelled 'R 29'. The slide depicts Cloontykilla Castle with two men posing at the entrance to the monument.The monument is located in Lough Kee National Forest Park. It is also known as Rockingham Castle, after the original name of the estate it was built on. It dates back to the early 19th century which can be deduced by the presence of the number 1839 on the stone archway. Due to the size of the monument it is thought that it was used as a retreat for hunting rather than permanant residence. In the image the castle is seen as being in relatively good condition, but has since become deralict. The gates that can be seen in the image are in the Tudor Style.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_029

08/09/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

114.3mb

7587 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Town: Boyle

Logainm Town: https://www.logainm.ie/1411638.aspx

Irish National Grid East:185409

Irish National Grid North: 305572

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.999349

Longitude: -8.2232705

Place: Cloontykilla Castle, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 53.9993485 Longitude: -8.223270500000012

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