Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte and bailey
Tullahedy, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullahedy
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.84961, -8.24297
- SMR number
- TN020-075----
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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 hill in flat poorly drained pasture with extensive views. A natural hill which has been scarped to form a steep-sided flat-topped mound (top diam. 19.2m N-S; H 11m) with a berm (Wth 1m; ext. H 5m) around the hill halfway up the side of the mound which spreads out at S to form an elevated bailey. The base of the mound is enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4-6m; D 2-2.5m) and a wide flat-topped external bank (Wth 4m; ext. D 1m) of earth and stone construction which is greatly reduced from NW through N to NE. A stone-lined causewayed entrance (Wth 2m) at S possibly gave access to the elevated bailey on the S side of the motte. Field clearance material is dumped at the base of the mound on the N side. An impressively defended motte with elevated bailey and an unusual arrangement of defensive features.
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
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.