Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Killasmeestia, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killasmeestia
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.90053, -7.64112
- SMR number
- LA021-030002-
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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
In an upland area. Reference to a building or possible castle here inside the ringfort (LA021-03001-). No visible surface remains of castle marked on the Down Survey (1654-7) map (NLI, MS 720). Described by Carrigan as 'At one of the corners is a small chamber about 5 ft. square, its walls about 3 ft. thick. This is probably the site of Killismestia castle, which is entered on their maps by the Down Surveyors' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 141).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
NLI, MS 720 – National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey for the Queenes County and the County of Kilkenny by W. Petty attested 1657. Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 70 maps with accompanying terriers, 1786-7. Dublin
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.