Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Dundrum, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dundrum
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.55494, -8.02918
- SMR number
- TS052-044001-
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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
On wet grassland on NW-facing slope of rising ground with good views to W and N higher ground to S. No surface remains visible of an O'Dwyer castle and bawn (TS052-044002-) described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'on the lands afforesayd a Castle and a large Bawne in Dondroma wantinge repaire' (Simington 1934 vol. 2, 87-8). O'Dwyer's well (TS052-044003-) 60m to NW. In 1892 no traces of the castle were visible in the field indicated on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map (White 1892, 61-2). This castle was the residence the O'Dwyers who were the Lords of Kilnamanagh (ibid.)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1934 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. II: county of Tipperary - Western and Northern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
White, J.D. 1892 Anthologia Tipperariensis. Cashel.
Nearby in the register
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.