Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castlemungret, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlemungret
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins) (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.63878, -8.68358
- SMR number
- LI013-006----
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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
The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (1989a), unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
"The castle, which was the administrative centre of the episcopal manor, is now completely destroyed (MacCaffrey 1907, 155; Westropp 1906-7, 150). It was located on a low rise to the north west of the churches. On the site there are a series of low walls, up to 1.5m high, most of which are probably modern but some may be part of the original L-shaped castle shown on the map. One corner has long and short quoins."
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 5 February 2013
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
MacCaffrey, J. 1907 The black book of Limerick. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.