Clonony Castle - Co. Offaly - Southern Ireland
Clonony Castle was built in the Norman style some time around the beginning of the 16th century by the McCoughlan clan and rises over fifty feet into the sky, dominating this beautiful area near to Shannon Harbour, a busy port on the Shannon River.
The Castle was still being lived in until relatively recent times. It sits on a rocky outcrop at the SE corner of a bawn.
Although the North Wall is missing, there are remains of flanking towers at the North West, South West and South East corners. All the flanking towers are well provided with defensive loops.
The castle was mainly constructed from the local limestone on a limestone bedrock foundation.