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Castle - unclassified

Flemingstown North, County Kildare, Ireland

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Townland
Flemingstown North
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.17425, -6.65689
SMR number
KD024-017----

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The National Monuments Service's description

An unsigned map of 1707 (NLI Ms. 21) shows an apparently three storey tower house with a smaller, two storey house attached, together with three neighbouring, single storey cottages, in the centre of this townland. The monument is also recorded, and named 'Ca Rs', on Taylor’s Map of County Kildare (1783). Tickell (1960, 399) suggests it was one of the castles erected to defend the Pale. Only the grass-covered foundations of a rectangular structure survive.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 12 June 2012

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.

NLI, MS 21 - National Library of Ireland, A map of Harristowne and part of Rochstowne Carnalloway [Carnalway] Logtowne Walterstown Dunstowne Johnstown Mullaghoush & Flemingstowne in the barony of Kilcullen Co. Kildare as they were divided in May 1707. By Francis Spring, Joseph Moland and Thomas Moland. MS 21 F. 34 (026). Dublin

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