Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Town defences
Ballyknockan (idrone West By.),leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknockan (idrone West By.),leighlinbridge
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Turret (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Turret (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.73523, -6.97662
- SMR number
- CW012-070001-
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
Murage grant made in 1310 (IRC 1829, 43-4). Remains consist of circular turret without distinguishable features and adjacent portion of wall (H 3.5m; L c. 10m). Defences may have originally only have been on E bank of town. (Bradley 1989, 36)
Archaeological testing programmes undertaken in both 2002 and 2006 exposed remains of the 16th century bawn wall associated with the garrison (CW012-070005-) and tower house (CW012-070003-). (Byrne M. 2004, 15; Byrne M. 2009; 46).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 3 September 2010
Revised by: Claire Breen
Nearby in the register
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Carmelite friarsunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.