Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Monroe (youghalarra Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monroe (youghalarra Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Monroe Castle in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monroe Castle (site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.88685, -8.29462
- SMR number
- TN020-004----
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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
Situated on a low rounded hillock in undulating countryside. The OS Letters describe the castle as surviving 24ft (7.3m) in length and measuring 6ft 3 inches (1.8m) thick (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 13). Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'castle and some thatch cabins' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 139). Not visible at ground level.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1934 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. II: county of Tipperary - Western and Northern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Tipperary collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1840. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.