Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Sherlockstown, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sherlockstown
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26331, -6.64620
- SMR number
- KD014-027----
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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
According Tickell (1960, 379) Hugh de Lacy and his son had a castle at Sherlockstown, while Fitzgerald (1903, 68) records, 'Sir Walter Dongan (inherited) in 1592 (and) was … created a Baronet … in 1623. His Kildare possessions consisted of the Manor of Sherlockstown, containing one castle … .' This castle was probably a tower house which may subsequently have been incorporated into Sherlockstown House, described by Bence-Jones (1978, 259) as, 'a long, irregular, slightly castellated house (with a) tower-like centre.' On landscaped grounds c. 100m S of a medieval church and graveyard (KD014-042----).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
References
Tickell, E. F. 1960 The Eustace Family and their lands in County Kildare, Part 3. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 13, 364-413.
Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.