Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Castlelands (kinsale By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlelands (kinsale By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ringrone Castle (in Ruins) (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.68993, -8.52719
- SMR number
- CO125-001----
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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 slight eminence, overlooking Bandon river to N. Only W wall (L 7.5m) and short return of N wall (L c. 1.5m) stand, to 2nd floor level. Skewbacks visible for vaults (on N-S axis) over ground and 2nd floor levels. Indications of ground floor door at W end of N wall; central flat-headed window ope in W wall at 1st floor level; wall press at N end of W wall at 2nd floor level. In Grose's (Stalley 1991, 46) early 19th century depiction, castle shown as ruinous; pointed arch doorway on ground floor of N wall; 3 storeys with central opes above this, one a slit window, other two broken. Built by de Courcey family (Healy 1988, 286-7).
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.