Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Lisdrumskea, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisdrumskea
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.99642, -6.90135
- SMR number
- CV023-035002-
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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
Sir Henry Piers apparently built a bawn, castle and town at Shercock in the early 17th century. The present Roman Catholic chapel in the town is believed to have been built on the site of the castle. No visible remains at ground level. (Davies 1948a, 107)
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
Davies, O. 1948 The castles of county Cavan, Part 2. Ulster Journal of Archaeology 11, 80-126.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.