Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Ardmayle West, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardmayle West
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Shanspaur (site of)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Shanspaur (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.56827, -7.93178
- SMR number
- TS052-032----
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
In grassland atop high ground with good views in all directions. Several undulating earthworks in the field to the N and E of may be associated with this possible castle. The earthworks to the S of the castle appear to be the result of quarrying although some of these earthworks may be archaeological the low undulating do not appear to form any definite pattern. No surface remains of any building in area marked on six inch OS 6-inch map. OS Namebook (1840) record the discovery of "A mass of masonry through which the road runs, it appears to be the remains of a Gate, the Remains of an old Manor House". Depicted on OS 6-inch maps as old walls suggesting that this was the bawn wall of a manor house, earthworks in field to E of road may be associated with this old Manor house. Or this may have been the remains of a gateway into a medieval settlement through a town wall and the earthworks in the field to the S and E are the remains of a deserted settlement.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
O'Donovan, J. 1840 Ordnance Survey Namebooks. County Tipperary.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.