Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Fennor, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fennor
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.70882, -7.59830
- SMR number
- TS043-003----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A church at Fennor is mentioned in the late 13th century and in 1302 John de Fresingfeld got royal permission to hold a weekly fair at Fennor (McCormack, 1989, 12). A small settlement comprising Fennor castle (TS043-003001-), church (TS043-003003-) and three houses are depicted on the mid-17th century Down Survey map. It is located on top of high ground, in pasture, with good views in all directions. The castle is located to the NE and the church and graveyard (TS043-003004-) to the SW. There are barely visible undulating earthworks in the field between Fennor church and castle but no discernible pattern is visible. The presence of rock outcrop close to the ground surface further complicates attempts at interpretation.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
McCormack, M. (compiler) 1989 Gortnahoe-Glengoole: a guide. Gortnahoe.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.