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Castle - unclassified

Marybrook, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Marybrook, 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
Marybrook
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.19272, -8.82863
SMR number
CO023-109----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

Traces of earlier structure, possibly castle, incorporated into E end of Marybrook House. Entrance front of house (N) has shadow mark in plaster of pointed ope towards its E end. Remains of limestone pointed door surround with chamfered edge, of 15th/16th-century appearance, now outside SE corner of house, may have been removed from blocked pointed ope; Bowman (1934, 411) records that it was formerly set up as arch in garden (H 6ft 2in; Wth 3ft 6in); now lying on ground. East gable of house (L 6.7m; T 0.88m) has inserted narrow sash window at E end of ground floor; three corbels project from E wall above window at 1st-floor level, one situated at corner; appears to be remains of corner machicolation. Slight base batter at base of E wall; probably rebuilt above 1st-floor level. Internal dividing wall within W half of house (T 1.22m at ground level; T 1.12m at 1st-floor level) may be part of earlier structure. Down Survey (1655-6) barony map shows house here.
Present house depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map; 19th century in appearance. Main block (long axis E-W) is 3-storey over basement, gable-ended with brick chimneys on gable ends. Second 3-storey block (long axis N-S) abuts main block at N end of W gable. Entrance front (N) of 3 bays with central rectangular door ope and rectangular fanlight; sash windows are brick-arched.

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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