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Castle - unclassified

Gortkelly, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Gortkelly, County Tipperary North, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gortkelly
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Gortkelly Castle (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Gortkelly Castle (in ruins)
Coordinates
52.69793, -7.97395
SMR number
TN040-013001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in an upland area on a natural ridge. A motte and bailey (TN040-013002-) with the remains of a stone castle surmounting the motte. The E edge of the motte and bailey is formed by the steep natural scarp of the ridge. All that remains of the castle which surmounts the motte is the S wall and the S end of the E and W walls up to first-floor level (wall T 1.45m; H 3m).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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