Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Newcastle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- New Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- New Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.66608, -8.57352
- SMR number
- LI005-025001-
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
No surface remains visible of bawn belonging to Newcastle Clanwilliam (LI005-025----) mentioned in a 1619 land grant to H. Holcroft who was granted 'the C[astle]. and bawn of Newcastle' (Westropp 1906-7, 87). A Temporary Preservation Order was placed on the monument in 1984 (TPO 1 of 1984)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 09 January 2020
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
Nearby in the register
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.