Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Pallas More, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pallas More
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86067, -8.30874
- SMR number
- TN020-024002-
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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 natural ridge of rock outcrop in an upland area with extensive views. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'ruinous castle with the priviledge of a court leete and courte' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 141-2). Donogh O Bryen is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The OS Letters describe a water-filled moat with the wall-footings of castle on top of rock outcrop (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 14). The present remains consist of the collapsed masonry of a castle (TN020-024001-) which was enclosed at its base on the W side by a rock-cut moat (Wth 3.5m; ext. D 1.4m) with causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at WSW. The rock cut-moat forms the enclosing defensive element of the bawn or courtyard of Pallas Castle.
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: 16 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.