Dunamase

Dunamase
Dún Másc
LocationCounty Laois, Ireland
Builtc. 9th century
Official nameDunamase Castle
Reference no.615[1]

Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase (Irish: Dún Másc[2] "fort of Másc") is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland.[2] Rising 46 metres (151 ft) above a plain, it has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, a defensive stronghold dating from the early Hiberno-Norman period with a view across to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. It is near the N80 road between the towns of Portlaoise and Stradbally.

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Laois in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dunamase". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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