Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Walterstown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Walterstown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.86742, -8.21908
- SMR number
- CO088-003002-
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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 tillage, on E-facing slope close to E shore of Great Islanf. No trace of castle or tower but part of bawn wall and corner tower survive. Rectangular area (c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) enclosed by high ivy-clad wall to W (H c.3m) with short right-angled return (L 9.5m) at N end to E; line of wall continues E as break in slope (H c. 0.7m). To E and S, area enclosed by low overgrown wall (H c. 1m). At S end of W wall part of ground floor of rectangular tower survives (6.2m N-S); projects c. 2m W from line of W wall; E side does not survive. No dateable features noted. Castle probably originally built by Barry family (Healy 1988, 157).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Orangeryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.