Ballycarbery Castle

Situated on a grassy hill commanding clear views over the coastal channel to Cahersiveen, this McCarthy Mor Castle was constructed in the 16th Century on the site of an earlier 14th century structure.  It is a very impressive rectangular structure with a projecting corner tower. The three vaulted ground-level chambers have corbels at second story height suggesting large halls on the first floor with same-size vaulted rooms above each of them.  Two of the three chambers are missing the southern facing wall and are thus open to be explored.  There is one storey above the vaulted roof of the main structure, with two rooms.  The larger room contains a large, possibly three-light window plus a slightly smaller window to the east.  The second room (behind the wall) has another large window.