Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Garrymona, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrymona
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cashlan Brock
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cashlan Brock (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.22595, -7.23218
- SMR number
- OF026-021----
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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
Remains of possible tower house constructed with large limestone blocks and set on limestone outcrop in slightly elevated position. E wall (L 11.3m) with slight base batter, three courses high. Part of S wall and N wall (L c. 11m, T c. 1.5m), no W wall. Collapse at SE and NE angles. (ITA Survey 1942).
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
References
Irish Tourist Association. Surveys undertaken in the 1940s for the Irish Tourist Association (now Fáilte Ireland) relating to ‘Natural features, antiquities, historic associations etc.' Extracts from these surveys were copied into the Topographical files of the Office of Public Works and these have been incorporated into the Sites and Monuments Record files (National Monuments Service).
Nearby in the register
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Post row - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Road - class 1 togherunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.