Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castlesaunderson Demesne, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlesaunderson Demesne
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle Saunderson
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Saunderson
- Coordinates
- 54.12658, -7.35925
- SMR number
- CV011-004001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Captain Alexander Saunderson reputedly built a house of lime and stone and a bawn accompanied by two flankers, at this site. It was destroyed during the Williamite wars. The present 'Castle Saunderson' is a composite structure dating to the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. (Hill 1872,54-9; Saunderson 1936, 11-12).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
References
Hill, Rev. G. 1877 An historical account of the Plantation of Ulster at the commencement of the seventeenth century, 1608-20. Belfast. McCaw, Stevenson and Orr.
Saunderson, Capt. A. 1936 The Saundersons of Castle Saunderson. London. Privately published.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.