This is a most historic site. This is an ancient fortress. It is now a ruin. One can climb all over it and it appears to be safe. It is surrounded by a wood and it is near to a forest. It is most atmospheric and well worth a visit even if one does not tarry for a long spell. There is little information given there — a couple of plaques in English and Irish. It is not very wide or tall. It withstood a siege in 1602. Rebel forces under the O’Sullivan Beare held out here for a few weeks until they withdrew to Leitrim — the march of the O’Sullivan Beare. How did they hold off their besiegers and how did they break out? Some who did not escape were captured by Crown Forces and executed.
