A later manor house, historically known as Puxley Manion but sometimes also referred to as Dunboy Castle, was built close to the castle ruins during the 19th century.
■ History
Originally a stronghold of the O’Sullivan Bere clan, Dunboy Castle was built in the 15th century to guard and defend the harbour of Berehaven. Its presence enabled the O’Sullivan Bere family, including Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare a Gaelic clan leader and ’Chief of Dunboy’, to control the sea fisheries off the Irish coast and collect taxes from Irish and continental European fishing vessels sheltering in the haven. It was also a centre for the import/export trade to and from the continent. In the summer of 1602, during the Nine Years’ War, Dunboy Castle was the scene of the noted Siege of Dunboy which ultimately led to the castle’s destruction and the breaking of the power of the O’Sullivan Bere. At that time, Donal Cam O’Sullivan Beare was in rebellion against the English crown, and Elizabeth I had sent a 5000-strong army under the command of Sir George Carew to suppress the insurgents. Even with its small garrison of 143 men, Dunboy Castle was thought to be impregnable but following a fierce artillery bombardment the walls were smashed and after some desperate hand-to-hand fighting amid the rubble the defenders were finally overcome. The 58 survivors of the two-week siege were executed in the nearby market square.The remains of the castle were left to ruin, until the mid-17th century when a bastion fort was built on the site. Both the 15th century castle and 17th century fort were surveyed by arachnologist Edward M. Fahy in the late 1960s.
■ Manor house
Near the castle ruins stands Puxley Mansion, also known as Puxley Castle, a 19th-century manor house. It was burnt by the IRA in 1920 in reprisal for the destruction of houses that harboured IRA men and weapons by the Crown Forces. While some restoration work was completed in the 2000s, funding issues halted plans to refurbish the mansion and open it as a hotel. Also sometimes known as Dunboy Castle, the refurbished manor house was reportedly sold in March 2022.

NW 9.0Km	Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
NE 9.7Km	Glenbeg Lough
SE 11.5Km	Sheep's Head
NE 12.0Km	Ardgroom
NE 12.2Km	Beara Peninsula
NE 14.4Km	Bantry Bay
NE 15.3Km	Glanmore Lake
SE 17.9Km	Dunlough Castle
NW 19.4Km	Caherdaniel
SW 19.4Km	Dursey Island

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