Kilbolane Castle

Kilbolane Castle crowns Kilbolane Hill near the village of Milford in County Cork, representing a blend of fifteenth to sixteenth-century construction with thirteenth-century Norman design elements. The fortification originally featured high walls joined by circular guard towers and a surrounding moat, employing architectural principles similar to nearby Liscarroll and Ballincollig castles. Damaged by Cromwell's forces in 1642, only two towers remain standing today. The ruins are accessible from the roadside though the castle itself is not open to public entry.