Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Posseckstown, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Posseckstown
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33421, -6.58759
- SMR number
- KD010-038----
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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
Remains of a possible tower house are incorporated into outbuildings to the rear of Rose Lawn house (pers. comm. P. Black).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.