Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Gortmore, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortmore
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of) (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.13727, -8.81775
- SMR number
- CO032-057----
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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
In pasture, on rock outcrop overlooking Blackwater River c. 250m to E. Tradition that MacCarthys attempted to build castle here but were attacked and defeated by O'Callaghans (Bowman 1934, 235). No visible surface trace of castle. Bones and swords said to have been found during construction of nearby road (ibid., 235). No castle shown in townland on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map.
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
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.