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Castle - unclassified

Killahy (Crannagh By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Killahy, 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
Killahy (Crannagh By.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Killahy Castle in ruins
Latest-edition OS map
Killahy Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.68564, -7.47916
SMR number
KK013-069001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On the floor of a valley, in mostly reclaimed grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 376), the 'castle of the Graces stood about 500 yds. south of Killahy church [KK013-067001-]. Only a very small fragment of it remains. Beside it are the extensive ruins of a fine mansion of about the year 1700'. The castle is indicated on the 1st (1839) and subsequent 1900 revision OS 6-inch map. It is clearly visible on the 25-inch OS map as a rectangular building (dims. c. 8m x 6m), orientated NW-SE, with a wall (L c. 4.5m), possibly a bawn, running NE from the SE angle. The castle is 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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