Between 2007 and 2008, Offaly County Council commissioned the survey of 7 castles in Co. Offaly, utilising ground based 3D Laser Scanning  survey technology.  The work was prioritised after a comprehensive site survey in 2006 of each of the county's 201 castles.

This site allows for the first time in Ireland access to the castle scan archive through a interactive plug-in and the archive drawings created from the point-cloud data. 

The survey project at present contains seven selected castles which were all appropriate for scanning and are now digitally recorded and referenced for the future.  The project highlighted how few castles actually survive to a significant degree and the important role of 3D archive in conserving our built heritage.

This project was carried out under the Offaly Heritage Plan 2007 - 2011 with funding from the Heritage Council.  Our thanks to all of the owners who facilitated the survey work.