Crooke's Castle, Aghavrin

Crooke's Castle is an ornamental tower in Aghavrin townland, 4.8 km (3.0 mi) north-west of Coachford village, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It was built by Thomas Epinetus Crooke of nearby Aghavrin House, who served during the Napoleonic Wars, mainly on board HMS Shamrock, a Royal Navy blockade ship. It is referred to as a 'tower' located on Carrigaknubber Rock as per the 1842 surveyed OS map and named as 'Aghavrin Castle' in both the Ordnance Survey (OS) name book (c. 1840) and the 1901 surveyed OS map. The OS name book describes it as in the southern part of Aghavrin about 4 chains (0.080 km; 0.050 mi) north-east of the boundary with Rockgrove (townland). Locally, it is nowadays referred to as 'Crooke's Castle.'

Crooke's Castle, Aghavrin

Crooke's Castle is an ornamental tower in Aghavrin townland, 4.8 km (3.0 mi) north-west of Coachford village, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. It was built by Thomas Epinetus Crooke of nearby Aghavrin House, who served during the Napoleonic Wars, mainly on board HMS Shamrock, a Royal Navy blockade ship. It is referred to as a 'tower' located on Carrigaknubber Rock as per the 1842 surveyed OS map and named as 'Aghavrin Castle' in both the Ordnance Survey (OS) name book (c. 1840) and the 1901 surveyed OS map. The OS name book describes it as in the southern part of Aghavrin about 4 chains (0.080 km; 0.050 mi) north-east of the boundary with Rockgrove (townland). Locally, it is nowadays referred to as 'Crooke's Castle.'