Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballydivlin, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydivlin
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of) (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.49513, -9.70338
- SMR number
- CO147-038----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
No visible surface trace. According to Lewis (1837, 180) called Desmond castle, which was built in 1495 by the O Mahonys. Structure still survived in 1844 (O Mahony 1909, 73).
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.