Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Craggard, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Craggard
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56142, -9.05841
- SMR number
- LI019-120----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Atop low limestone ridge, in area covered with bushes and trees; named a 'fox covert' on OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace of castle evident. Two moss-covered heaps of stone visible below top of ridge on ENE-facing slope; probable clearance cairns with larger (1.5m N-S; 1.6m E-W; H 0.4m) c. 0.5m to N of smaller (1m NE-SW; 0.65m NW-SE; H 0.35m). According to Westropp (1916-17, 245) 'a small peel tower ... shown on a map of 1750'.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.