Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castlewarren, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlewarren
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle Warren
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Warren (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.70421, -7.11601
- SMR number
- KK015-014002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Completely enclosed by marshy ground, in an area of extremely poor, peaty soil. Ground rises slightly immediately to the NE. Excellent long-range visibility to SW, down the valley. Surface supply of water. The 1st (1839) ed. and later revised ed. 6-inch OS map indicate the site of a Castle Warren (KK015-014002-) in the interior. Within an earthen bawn (KK015-014001-) the foundations of a number of buildings (KK015-014003-) were identified in the S quadrant, running along the SE and SW side of the interior. Among them was a larger building with roughly square dimensions, which may be the remains of Castle Warren. There are also the foundations of a small building (KK015-014004-) within the W angle of the bawn.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 February 2016
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.