Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlehaven
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Haven (in Ruins) (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.51749, -9.18850
- SMR number
- CO151-014004-
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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
On W shore of Castle Haven with view commanding outer part of estuary; overlooked from W. Only battered face of N and E walls survives at ground level. Base of garderobe chute on N face. Photo of c. 1926 (Coleman 1926, 43) shows tower-house of three storeys with rounded vault over 1st floor; W wall entirely fallen; recessed gable-shaped gun loops on N face (see CO142-082---). Remains fell in 1926 (Healy 1988, 197).
Castle of the O Driscoll clan, garrisoned by Spanish forces in 1601 (Burke 1905, 12-14).
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.