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Castle - tower house

Castle Island (Carbery West (E.D.) By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Castle Island, 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
Castle Island (Carbery West (E.D.) By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Cloghan Castle (in Ruins) (1902)
Coordinates
51.50217, -9.29917
SMR number
CO150-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1866 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On E side of small island in Lough Ine, built on rock outcrop. SW corner of tower house stands (H c. 10m) at SW corner of steep-sided mound of rubble. On inside of S wall springings of wicker centered vault (axis E-W) just above level of rubble. Single flat-headed light visible on S face below level of mound. To E of mound overgrown remains of walled enclosure (c. 6m N-S) which may have abutted E side of tower; 7.5m to S traces of walling running c. 4m N-S. A castle of the O Driscoll clan (O Murchadha 1985, 178) which collapsed c. 1870 (Coleman 1926, 47).

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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