For the arts centre in Portlaoise, see Dunamaise Arts Centre.
Dunamase
Dún Másc
Location
County Laois, Ireland
Built
c. 9th century
National monument of Ireland
Official name
Dunamase 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.
^"National Monuments of County Laois in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ ab"Dunamase". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
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