Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Kilmacogue, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacogue
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Kilmacogue Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilmacogue Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.73639, -8.36618
- SMR number
- TN031-055001-
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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 the SE-facing slope of a hillock in an upland area. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as the 'site of a demolished castle' (Simington 1934, 192). The site consists of a square area (dims. 11.5m N-S; 9m E-W) enclosed by a wide flat-topped earth and stone bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1-2m) and outer fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.4m) with possible causewayed entrance at SW. Possibly an earthwork castle associated with a nearby medieval road (31:42) to the N.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.