Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Busherstown, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Busherstown
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Busherstown Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Busherstown Ho.
- SMR number
- OF047-002----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Not visible at ground level, it has been suggested that Busherstown House was built on the site of a medieval castle. Busherstown House consists of a 3 bay, two storey castlellated 18th-century house with round tower at one end built on the site of a castle. House burned in 1764 and subsequently rebuilt, possibly built on the site of a medieval castle (Bence-Jones 1978, 51; Loeber 1988 vol. 2, 12). No evidence to suggest that Busherstown House was built on site of medieval 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
References
Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.
Loeber, R. 1988 Field notes and references for Co. Offaly Sites. Vol. I-V. Unpublished.