Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Manning, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Manning
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Manning Castle (in Ruins) (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.18019, -8.33562
- SMR number
- CO027-087----
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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
On plateau, overlooking Funshion River c. 200m to S. Fragmentary remains of rectangular tower (H c. 3m), surrounded by mounds of rubble; located at SW corner of rectangular bawn whose grass-covered foundations can be traced enclosing area c. 55m E-W, c. 46m N-S (see plan Cotter 1994, 103-4). Remains of tower consist of S wall (L 8.2m) with returns of W wall (L 3m) and E wall (L 4.2m); N end of E wall ends in remains of S jamb of doorway, with traces of possible guard-room inside. Foundation of other structures can be traced within the bawn. Stones and some of oak rafters were used in building of Manning House (14915) c. 250m to SE (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 146). A Condon castle, granted to Hyde in 1588 (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
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.