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Burnchurch
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Clara
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| This is possibly one of the best preserved un-restored fifteenth century tower houses in Ireland. In front of the main doorway is a small Bawn with gunports, above the door is a machicolation enabling the defenders to drop missiles Esc on attackers.
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Ballyragget
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| This castle was once the residence of the Ballyragget branch of the Butler family. It is a fifteenth or sixteenth century four storey rectangular tower house.
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Callan
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| This high grass and tree covered mound is the remains of a motte and bailey castle built around 1217 by William Marshall.
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