Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Castlecore, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecore
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.56291, -7.79434
- SMR number
- LF026-013001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On a SSW-facing slope in pasture with extensive views in all directions. The Inny River is c. 450m to the S. A steep-sided, oval mound of earth and stone (H 4.5-6m; dims. at base c. 24m NE-SW; c. 16m NW-SE) encircled by fragmentary traces of a wide, shallow fosse. A large cavity on the summit (16.5m NE-SW; 12.5m NW-SE) and in the face of the motte at N is the result of quarrying. Traces of an unclassified castle (LF026-013002-) survive at E.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 March 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.