Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Pallas (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pallas (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41207, -8.90999
- SMR number
- LI045-105----
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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
In pasture atop low knoll, ground slopes away from site in all directions. In field, which is known locally as "The Castle Field", is a rectangular, slightly raised area (14m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (ext. H 0.25m). Road runs along the base of the scarped edge S->W. Probably site of 'Le Pallace', a Geraldine castle granted to English planter in 1587 (Westropp 1906-7, 227); it was besieged in 1642 during Confederate War (ibid.).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 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.