Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Cuilleen (moycarn By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cuilleen (moycarn By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle Park
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Park (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.35008, -8.14276
- SMR number
- RO054-013----
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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
A castle at Killimalrony is marked on the Strafford map of c. 1636 close to the church (RO054-011001-) (Simington 1949, Moycaran), and almost 450 profitable and almost 400 unprofitable acres there were owned by the Dean of Clonmacnoise in 1641. However, the profitable acres had passed largely to Robert FitzGerald by the 1660s (Simington 1949, 60, Moycarn).
a rectangular building (dims c. 10m NNE-SSW; c. 5m WNW-ESE) described in gothic lettering as 'Castle Park' is marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a local prominence with rock outcrop in an undulating landscape. A cairn of boulders largely from field clearance (dims c. 16m N-S; c. 14m E-W; H 1.2-1.6m) may obscure the foundations of a castle.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1949 Books of survey and distribution. County of Roscommon. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nunsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.