Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Ballyheashill, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyheashill
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Black Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Black Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.36826, -7.13897
- SMR number
- OF004-015001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Rectangular-shaped tower house (max. ext. dims. 8.45m N-S, 12.65m E-W, wall T. 1.25m) probably no more than two storeys high. N and E walls collapsed, S and W walls built with rubble limestone and have slight base batter. Almost featureless except for cubby holes, plain splayed opes and an inter mural stairs in W wall which give access to first floor level. Possible earthworks at NE side of castle.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.