Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Mellisson, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mellisson
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mellisson Castle)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mellisson Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.62960, -7.61225
- SMR number
- TS048-026004-
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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
In grassland, atop natural rock outcrop on the N facing slope of the Slieveardagh Hills with panoramic views from W through N to E and higher ground to the S. A church (TS048-026002-) lies 100m to the SW. A tower house (TS048-026001-) and bawn are situated on the W side of a public road with quarries opposite on the E side of the road. The Down Survey map (1655-6) illustrated a castle, church and 2 dwellings one of which may be located across the road from the castle. It is described in the Civil survey (1654-6) as the 'castle and bawne of Moylessane inhabited' and the proprietor in 1640 is listed as Pierce Croake (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 127). It was formerly the residence of the Cantwells who resided here until the 17th century (White, 1892, 104). In 1532 John Cantwell, Lord of Mellisson died and was buried in Kilcooley Abbey (McCormack 1989, 31-7). A possible bawn wall (Wall T 0.5m; H 1.3m) returns off the circular stair tower at the SW angle of the rectangular tower house in a westerly direction towards the church. It is also possible that this wall is associated with a ruinous 18th century house to the NW. The bawn wall appears to have run S parallel to the modern road.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
White, J.D. 1892 Anthologia Tipperariensis. Cashel.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
McCormack, M. (compiler) 1989 Gortnahoe-Glengoole: a guide. Gortnahoe.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.