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Castle - unclassified

Clashacrow, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Clashacrow, County Kilkenny, 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
Clashacrow
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.72126, -7.37454
SMR number
KK013-050----

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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)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a slight E-W ridge on the E bank of the Arigna river, where the river enters Nuenna river valley, in pasture. Land rises steeply to E, otherwise there are good views across both valleys of opposing highlands. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 264), 'about 300 yards north of the church [KK013-05101-], and on the same side of the Arganny river, the site of a demolished castle is still pointed out in the "caste field". It is indicated on the 1900 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a mound (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 26m E-W) which tapers off to the S, the scarp on the W side of the mound continues southward for a further c. 30m and there is also scarp (L c. 22m) indicated N of the mound, falling towards the river. The land has been reclaimed and the castle and mound are not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 21 December 2016

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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