Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Glendine (Clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glendine (Clonlisk By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.85466, -7.98572
- SMR number
- OF046-024----
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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)
- 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
Situated on top of a N/S esker ridge overlooking valley to the W. Large steep sided conical shaped flat topped mound (top diam 19m) defined by a scarp with fosse at base of mound on N and S sides only. Natural slope of ridge offers defence on other sides. No evidence of a bailey which was probably located to the N on top of the esker ridge.
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
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.