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Castle - tower house

Rossmore (Carbery West (W.D) By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Rossmore, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rossmore (Carbery West (W.D) By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Rossmore Castle (in Ruins) (1901)
Coordinates
51.61126, -9.55580
SMR number
CO130-009----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Fragmentary, ivy-clad remains of tower on N shore of Dunmanus Bay. N wall stands to three storeys (Wth 14.5m E-W) with short returns of E (L 3.8m) and W (L 7m) walls. Ground floor doorway near N end of W wall with pointed arch, now blocked by wall of farm building. W end of N wall curved internally to form part of stairwell; at first floor level W jamb of door from stairs survives. Central window in N wall has splayed lintelled linteled embrasure. Part of second floor survives to E of centre where a segmental vaulted window embrasure can be made out. Splaying downwards from second floor level on external wall face are gable-shaped gun loops. Exit chute for garderobe near E end of external N face. Probably an O'Mahony castle, later passed to MacCarthy Muclaghs (O'Donoghue 1986, 58).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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