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Reeves Castle
53.3069° N, -6.5635° E
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Reeves Castle is a 14th-century tower house (castle) located in County Kildare, Ireland. On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the codes KD015-001 (enclosure) and KD015-002 (tower house).
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Owned by Earls of Leitrim
18th and 19th centuries
Construction of tower house
14th century
Lease to Sir John Alen
1537
Burned during 1641 rising
1641
Recorded as in good repair
1649
Farmhouse addition
18th or 19th century
Shown on county map
1783
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