Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Brownstown, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brownstown
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.73368, -7.79693
- SMR number
- TN035-056----
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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 rise of natural rock outcrop in slightly undulating countryside. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'small castle out of repair' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 70). Theobald Purcell is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). Only the S wall survives of a small rectangular castle (ext. dims. E-W 8.8m; wall T 2m) orientated on a N-S axis and constructed with roughly coursed limestone rubble. There is a ground-floor window (now destroyed) in the centre of the S wall with partial remains of spiral stairs in the SE angle.
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.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.