Castle - tower house

The National Monuments Service's description

Medieval tower house described in the Urban Survey of County Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 40-40-1) as following; 'The east wall and the north and south returns of a two-storied structure stand on low-lying ground in Adare Manor Demesne just east of the main road between the village and the Maigue. It measures 3.88m north/south and 3.30m east/west and is 6.5m high. The masonry is roughly coursed limestone rubble with roughly dressed limestone quoins. The walls are very slightly battered throughout. The ground floor consists of an east/west chamber with pointed barrel vault and traces of wattle centering. In the east wall is a small splayed rectangular loop with flat lintelled rear arch. At the west end are the foundations of a possible west wall although it seems to abut the north and south walls and also projects beyond the south wall. There are also the foundations of another wall continuous with the north wall but projecting beyond the west wall. There is a mural cavity in the north wall c. 1m above ground level. The first floor is lined with pigeon holes but this appears to be secondary usage as there are traces of a blocked rectangular loop in the east wall'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 04 November 2019

References

Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.