Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Garraunigerinagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garraunigerinagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- GarraunigerinaghCastle(inRuins) (1936)*
- Coordinates
- 52.16136, -8.30173
- SMR number
- CO027-101----
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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 low hillock, overlooking surrounding flat land. All that survives is 2-storey garderobe tower which projected from N side of castle.
North wall (L 2.9m) survives with return of E wall (L 4.4m) and W wall (L 3.2m); latter has short return to W at its broken end at 1st-floor level. Blocked arched opening at ground-floor level in N wall. At 1st-floor level blocked lintelled ope at E end of N wall and splayed ingoing of window at S end of E wall. Broken stonework on internal faces of E and W walls suggests presence of sloping garderobe shaft, probably exiting through arched opening at base of tower.
Little known of history of site; not depicted on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map. Land grant of 1588 to Arthur Hyde included '...the castle and lands of Granagenaghe...' (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 89). Probably a Condon castle originally.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.