Minard Castle

Minard Castle was built by the Knight of Kerry and destroyed by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Walter Hussey had a garrison in the castle in 1641. The castle was beseiged by Colonels Lehunt and Sadler. I first photographed Minard Castle in 2004.

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A ruined castle next to the ocean with a late bronze age or early iron age ring fort on the opposite hill.

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