Togher Castle, Stone tower house in County Cork, Ireland

Togher Castle is a rectangular, unvaulted tower house on a low rocky ridge about 100 metres north of the River Bandon. Its east and west walls measure roughly 10 metres, the north and south walls about 16.4 metres, and it stands around 18 metres high. The exterior was originally pointed smooth with mortar, and the windows are dressed with Cork limestone. A base-batter slopes from ground level to the first floor, and two machicolations project from the south-east and north-west corners.

The tower was built in 1590 by Tadhg an Fhorsa of the MacCarthys following land grants from Queen Elizabeth I. This construction marked a pivotal moment in establishing MacCarthy control over this part of Ireland.

The name Togher comes from the Irish tóchar, a causeway of wood over a bog. In the entrance hall hangs a late 19th-century MacCarthy coat of arms funded by Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) (1807–1884), bearing the motto Mac Carṫaiġ an orsa, laṁ laidir a buaḋ, "Mac Carthy of the forces, victory to the strong hand".

The tower stands on a low rocky ridge about 100 metres north of the River Bandon, roughly 9 km north of Dunmanway, and is reached through farmland, so ask the landowner before crossing. The interior has no surviving ceilings above the four floors, only remnants of 19th-century corrugated iron, and the parapet is mostly ruined, so watch your footing. The north-western bartizan is the best-preserved external feature to look for.

The small windowless room off the first stairway was recorded by Lyons & Gillman in 1895 as chambrín á chodaigh, "the tyrant's little chamber". The north-west bartizan survives to its full height, while the parapet elsewhere is mostly ruined.