Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ballynasrah (garrycastle By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynasrah (garrycastle By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Feddaun Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Feddaun Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.15370, -8.00973
- SMR number
- OF029-013----
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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
Not visible at ground level. Modern bungalow located on site of castle. Mentioned in the nineteenth century OS Leters (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 76; Loeber 1988, vol. 5, 42).
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
Loeber, R. 1988 Field notes and references for Co. Offaly Sites. Vol. I-V. Unpublished.
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1933 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the King's County collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.