Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Friarstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Friarstown Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Friarstown Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.83324, -6.81049
- SMR number
- CW008-018001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Aerial photographs (CUCAP AYL 41-45) show extensive cropmarks including D-shaped enclosure (est. diam. c. 50m) with two fosses, within which tower house stands (CW008-018002-), and rectangular enclosures, probably moated site with attached field (CW008-054----) to SW.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.