Earth:Doon Hill
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Doon Hill (Irish: Cnoc an Dúin, meaning "hill of the fort")[1] is a volcanic plug in the townland of Bunowen More, in the barony of Ballynahinch, near Ballyconneely in County Galway, Ireland.[2] The hill, which is 67 m high, is a prominent landscape feature on the Errismore peninsula.[2] Fishermen use Doon Hill as a landmark to guide them into Bunowen Pier at Aillebrack.[citation needed] The Irish name for the hill, dún, means "fortress", possibly indicating an earlier fort on top of the hill.
At the top of Doon Hill are the ruins of a Napoleonic era signal tower (dating to c. 1806) and a concrete watch post dating from the period of The Emergency (WWII).[3]
Nearby Bunowen Castle was built in the mid 1700s.[4] Built on lands originally associated the O'Flaherty family,[5] following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, the lands at Bunowen were "transplanted" to Art Geoghegan, a landowner from County Westmeath.[6][7] The Geoghegan family rebuilt and extended the original O'Flaherty castle, and remained in the castle until the mid-19th century.[citation needed] The castle was purchased by the Blake family in 1852, for use as a summer home.[5] The castle, now in ruin, is owned by the McDonagh family.[citation needed] Near the castle are the ruins of a medieval church, a cemetery and a garden.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Cnoc an Dúin / Doon Hill". Placenames Database of Ireland. https://www.logainm.ie/1167347.aspx. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Galway - County Geological Site Report - Doon Hill". https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Geoheritage/Reports/GY056_Doon_Hill.pdf. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Bunowen Hill Signal Station, County Galway". Irish Signal Stations. https://irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/2017/03/04/bunowen-more-signal-station-county-galway/. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Bunowen Castle, Bunowen More, Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/30404903/bunowen-castle-bunowen-more-galway. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bunowen Castle". https://landedestates.ie/property/550. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ Lynam, E. W. (June 1914). "The O'Flaherty Country". An Irish Quarterly Review 3 (10): 13-40. "In 1656, the Castle of Bunowen and 900 acres were granted to Art Geoghegan, a transplanter from Westmeath, and his family held it for 200 years".
- ↑ "The Ferocious O'Flahertys". 2016. https://theirishaesthete.com/2016/08/01/the-ferocious-oflahertys/.
[ ⚑ ] 53°24′54″N 10°06′55″W / 53.4149°N 10.1152°W
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