Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Historic town
Ballyknockan (Idrone West By.),Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknockan (Idrone West By.),Leighlinbridge
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Leighlinbridge
- Latest-edition OS map
- Leighlinbridge
- Coordinates
- 52.73608, -6.97687
- SMR number
- CW012-070----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Town of Leighlinbridge or New Leighlin is sited at a crossing point on the river Barrow, less than a mile N of Ballyknockan or Bungage motte (CW016-003----), which was the castle of Leighlin built before 1186. Date of founding of settlement is unknown but it may have been in existence by 1275-6 (Bradley 1989, 32). It was definitely a borough by 1292 (ibid 33). See CW012-070001- to CW012-070005- for description of main archaeological remains within town.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Carmelite friarsunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Town defencesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.