Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - fortified house
Mossgrove, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mossgrove
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Towers (in Ruins) (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.79416, -8.82498
- SMR number
- CO095-037----
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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 gentle S-facing slope in marshy, rough grazing with some rock outcropping. Sod-covered foundations of L-shaped house (19m E-W; 20m N-S) with circular tower (int. diam. 2.7m) at NW corner; part of wall-facings visible to E (wall thickness 1.2m). Two circular two-storey towers lie 23.3m to W, 23.5m apart, linked by much repaired wall (max. H c. 3m) on same axis as W wall of house. Tower to N (int. diam. 2.2m; wall thickness 0.9m) entered by linteled door to SE; tower to S (int. diam. 2.3m; wall thickness 0.75m) entered by similar door at NE corner, at 1st floor level gun loop (narrow vertical slit with D-shaped terminals) covers outside of wall running N, lintelled window faces W. Running N from northern tower and E from southern tower are walls of large rectangular enclosure of c. 19th century date. Remains of Mossgrove house built by Baldwin family in 17th century, they later moved to Mount Plesant House (OS Name Books; Lewis 1837 Vol 2, 602; Ó Ríordáin 1931, 62; Healy 1988, 279).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.