Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Tarmon East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tarmon East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tarmon Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tarmon Castle (site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.54705, -9.36246
- SMR number
- KE003-048----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Tarmon Castle (site of). This castle belonged to the O'Connor Kerry clan, who had their chief residence at Carrigafoyle [KE002-045----], but erected two smaller castles at Asdee [KE002-063----] and Tarmons. John O'Connor established the Lordship of Tarbert for his second son, Dermot, and it is recorded that the 3rd Lord Tarbert lived here around 1550, so it is quite likely that the 1st and 2nd Lord Tarbert also resided here. No surface trace of the castle remains today.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 993. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
References
Toal, C. 1995 North Kerry Archaeological Survey. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.