Clough Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle in County Down, Northern Ireland
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Location of Clough Castle in Northern Ireland
Clough Castle is an 11th century Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Clough, County Down, Northern Ireland. It consists of a ruined tower house situated on a 7.6 metres (25 ft) high motte. A small crescent-shaped bailey lies next to the south-east of the motte, separated by a 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) deep ditch.[1][2]
History
Clough Castle was constructed during the 12th century by John de Courcy. The castle may have been abandoned during the early 14th century before it was rebuilt as a tower house in the 15th century.[1]
Excavations took place during the 1950s, which revealed a wooden palisade that had originally surrounded the summit of the motte.[3]
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