Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte and bailey
Garrydague, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrydague
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.76475, -7.44040
- SMR number
- KK009-022----
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In a valley on the W side of a rock-cut stream gorge, in rolling grassland. There are good views in all directions. An oval mound (diam. of top 11m N-S; 8m E-W, H 2.4) with fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.6m) at base on N, S and W. At E the ground drops steeply (H 4m) to a crescent-shaped flat area (dims. 20m N-S; 8m E-W). This motte appears to have been strategically located to avail of a fording point in the river. The natural terrace below the mound forms a bailey (H 2.5m above stream) and is at a point in the stream where it can be easily forded.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 31 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.