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House - fortified house

Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - fortified house, Baltimore, 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
Baltimore
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (in Ruins) (1902)
Coordinates
51.48360, -9.37306
SMR number
CO150-036002-

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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

Rectangular house (internal: 18.5m N-S; 5.85m E-W) on rocky prominence overlooking Baltimore Harbour to W. Level area on E side of house but N, Wand S faces rise from sheer rock face. House of two storeys with attic. Building repaired in 1920s and many opes now encased in concrete. Ground floor door in E wall; possible 1st floor door above but ope poorly preserved. First floor lit by a series of windows in square-set embrasures; dressed stone surrounds; segmental arched heads, with roll moulding alonginside edges. Lights with single, double and triple ogee heads and stone transome divisions; hood mouldings with horned terminals over lights. Three fireplaces at 1st floor level; largest in N wall has bread oven on E side; flue projects on outside of E gable. Bartizan with gun loops atop SW corner. Possible remains of bawn wall (CO150-036003-) runs E from NE corner; completely ivy-clad.
Known as Dunashad Castle, probably built by O'Driscoll clan on site of earlier castle (Coleman 1924, 50-1). Unusual building showing mixture of native tower-house tradition with new ideas of early 17th century.

See Excavation 1998, no. 56, p. 13-14; Excavations 2002, 57-8, no 225.

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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