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Castle - unclassified

Castleharrison, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Castleharrison, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castleharrison
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Castle Harrison on Site of Castle (19*
Coordinates
52.32586, -8.65973
SMR number
CO008-002----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On level land, c. 300m W of Awbeg River. The 1842 OS 6-inch map shows T-shaped structure named 'Castle', immediately SW of country house (Castle Harrison). Overgrown mounds of rubble and some low walls survive- probably remains of house. House described as '3 storey double-gable-ended early 18th century house, incorporating part of an old castle' (Bence-Jones 1978, 70). Healy (1988, 315) identifies this as site of Castle Dod, probably basing his identification on Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, 83) who quotes Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 137) to this effect; Smith (1750, vol. 1, 306) describes Castle Dod as '...a modern built house...in the estate of the Harrison's...'.
Inspection of Jobson's map (c. 1589) and Down Survey (1655-6) (1655-6) barony map of area indicate that Castle Harrison is site of former Ballyhay Castle which Grove White could not locate (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 211), and that Castle Dod stood further S, near the present Castle Wrixon (14300). Ballyhea manor owned by de Cogans in mid-13th century, inherited by Roches in late 14th century (Nicholls 1993, 171). Ballyhea Castle seized from Lord Roche's men during rebellion of 1641-42 (Grove White ibid.).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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