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Castle - tower house

Cloonmealane, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Cloonmealane, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloonmealane
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Cloonmealane Castle (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Cloonmealane Castle (Remains of)
Coordinates
52.17875, -9.62443
SMR number
KE047-034----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (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

In level pasture, on top of a low rise with extensive views in all directions. Only a portion of the N wall (H c. 4m; L 11m; T 1.45m) now stands of the rectangular structure (c. 12m E-W; c. 5m N-S) indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. The wall is built of roughly coursed limestone. The outer face of the wall stands on a stepped footing to compensate for the fall in ground on this side. In the centre of the N wall is a poorly preserved window embrasure with a single flat-headed light. A lintelled passage (Wth 1.08m; L c. 2m) runs diagonally through the NE corner. Towards the E end of the wall there is a rectangular void (1.03m x 0.7m) which is probably the remains of a garderobe shaft. According to Coleman (1908, 152), this is the remains of a castle built by the Mac Carthys.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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