Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castle-Erkin South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle-Erkin South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle-erkin (Site of) partially hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59087, -8.43256
- SMR number
- LI014-088002-
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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 the levelled Castle Erkin, the low cropmark visible in this field may represent the remains of a bawn (LI014-088001-) associated with the castle. Alternatively the earthwork may present the footprint of Castle Erkin. Westropp (1906-7, 95) recorded the following details about Castle Erkin; '1237 A Scotch merchant, Erkin, got license to trade in Ireland (C.S.P.I., 2424). Castlelurkan appears in several Elizabethan Fiants (4935 and 6513). 1604 J. Burke held C[astle]. at his death (Inq. Chan., 29b); 1630 Livery on death of said J. Bourke to his son Walter (Pat. E). 1638 Edm. Lord Castleconnell at his death held C[astle]. (Inq. Chan., 216). 1655 W. Borke held it (C.S., xxi., p. 14; D.S.A., 14, 18). 1662 Capt. Alex. Downing and his wife Una, dau. of late owner, T. Bourke, claimed it (C.S.P.I., 1660-2).
Part of it was confirmed to Ulysses Burgh'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 July 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
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.