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Castle - unclassified

Togher (Phillipstown Lower By.), County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Togher, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Togher (Phillipstown Lower By.)
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Lady Mary Warrens Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Lady Mary Warrens Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
53.33751, -7.23371
SMR number
OF010-019----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on flat land which was located alongside an important togher marked on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as the 'Togher of Croghan'. No surface trace of castle remains. May have been confused with nearby tower house at Toberdaly (OF011-013----) which was occupied by Mary Warren (Down Survey (1655-6)). The Site of Lady Mary Warrens Castle is depicted at the wrong location on the revised 1909 ed. OS 6-inch map and on the OS 25-inch map. On the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map the location of the castle is depicted as a rectangular area shown in dotted outline in the adjoining field west of where the castle is depicted on the revised 1909 ed. OS 6-inch map.

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.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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