Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - belvedere
Castlelishen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlelishen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.32309, -8.87944
- SMR number
- CO006-020003-
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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
Square tower, attached to farm building to ESE of Castle Lishen (14873). Two-storey, with rectangular door ope on SW elevation flanked by small rectangular ope. Window opes in 1st floor elevations. Pyramidal-type hipped roof with finial in centre. Known by owner as 'the tea house'.
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaque (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.