Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Monteen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monteen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monteen Castle (in Ruins) (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.67303, -8.82375
- SMR number
- CO122-055----
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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
Small ivy-clad tower (6m E-W; 5.6m N-S) on rising ground 200m NE of ford on Owenkeagh river; overlooked from N. Stands to three storeys but originally taller. Segmental vault (axis N-S) over ground floor with gap of 0.6m between edge of vault and N wall. Similarly, rounded vault (axis E-W) over 2nd floor stops short of E wall; intervening space covered by overlapping slabs. Doors in S wall at 1st- and 2nd-floor levels. First-floor window in E wall altered to take wooden-framed window. Immediately to E of tower are ruins of 18th/19th century house. Castle of the Tuath Mointin sept of MacCarthy Riabhach (Ó Murchadha 1985, 57); burnt by Crown forces in 1600 (Healy 1988, 276).
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
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