Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Cloghanughera, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghanughera
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins) (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.33258, -8.74570
- SMR number
- CO002-090001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on cliff edge overlooking river valley to W. Outline of castle foundations evident, with several large chunks of masonry strewn about; footings survive of section of N wall (L 4m; H 0.4m; T c. 2m) and of E wall (L c. 6m). Grass-covered ridges to N, E and S of latter probably mark line of bawn wall, enclosing rectangular area (c. 25m E-W; c. 30m N-S); on W side cliff edge drops off almost vertically (D c. 2.5m). Castle of the Fitzgeralds of Desmond (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 4, 203). Earthworks (13832) to E of site; uncertain if these are related to castle.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.