Information about Castlegar or Lowes Folly (Trigl. Station)

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Castlegar or Lowes Folly (Trigl. Station)
Irish Form of Name:
Castlegar
Translation:
[Castlegar means] short castle
Civil Parish:
Ahascragh
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Castlegar or Lowes Folly (Trigl. Station)
Lowes Folly
Castlegar or Lowes Folly
Comment:
A round pillar built by a man Lowe
Description:
It is a stone pillar about 5 feet in diameter at 35 feet high and 353 feet above the level of the sea.
Situation:
It is situated at the eastern side of the Demesne of Castlegar in the wood, in the townland of Castlegar East and Barony of Killian.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Castlegar or Lowes Folly (Trigl. Station) is in Castlegar East townland.
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