Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballymacsimon, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacsimon
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of) (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.06363, -8.16601
- SMR number
- CO045-068----
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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 W-facing slope. Low undulations in field, in area where site marked on OS 6-inch map, of no discernible pattern. Immediately to S level area (c. 20m E-W; c. 16m N-S), scarped up to S and cut into slope to N; possibly remains of garden feature. Ballymacsimon was a Fitzgerald castle, apparently destroyed by a treasure hunter in early 19th century who 'came and effectually destroyed it in one night by undermining' (Waters 1916,167).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.