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Castle - tower house

Kiltullagh (Tiaquin By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Kiltullagh, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kiltullagh (Tiaquin By.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
53.58252, -8.57791
SMR number
GA018-026----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In low-lying pastureland on SE bank of Kiltullagh Lough. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Hubert Oconchanon' (Nolan 1901b, 122). This castle is now reduced to a rectangular grassed-over mound of collapsed masonry (L 10.5m, Wth 7.5m, H 2.2m) but slight traces of the inner face of S wall survive. Traces of a possible window embrasure are visible in N wall, and the outline of the possible stairwell in NE corner; otherwise no architectural features survive. Possible associated earthworks lie to S, and a low stone bawn-like wall is visible around the monument from N through E to SE. (Melvin c. 1971, 14)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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