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Castle - unclassified

Timolin, County Kildare, Ireland

The record

Townland
Timolin
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.98549, -6.80793
SMR number
KD036-026----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

FitzGerald (1903-05, 167) cites references to castle besieged and destroyed in 1641 (FitzGerald 1896-99, 418), and mentions finding of 'extensive foundations of buildings' and 'ancient thick walls with arches in them' to N of present grave yard. As OS 6-inch map locates monastery to within grave yard, these foundations may belong to castle.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1903-5 Timolin. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 4, 166-7.

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1896-99 Timolin. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 2, 413-425.

Nearby in the register

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

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