Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballyduff, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyduff
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of) (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.34142, -8.30645
- SMR number
- LI057-005----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Westropp (1906-7, 196) recorded the following details about a castle in the townland of Ballyduff; 'The D.S.A., 50, shows an unnamed C[astle]. in this parish; but no C[astle]. is mentioned in Ballinlondry Manor as held by Sir W. Fenton (C.S., xxv., p. 7)'. Annotated 'Site of Castle' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. No surface remains visible of levelled castle.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 6 October 2021
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.