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Castle - motte and bailey

Coolquill, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte and bailey, Coolquill, County Tipperary South, 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
Coolquill
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.56636, -7.62573
SMR number
TS054-057----

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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

On a S-facing slope of E-W ridge at E end of ridge in upland area with good views in all directions nearby ringfort (TS054-059----) 250m to SE. Poorly preserved earth and stone mound (H 2.5m; top diam. 2m E-W x 3m N-S) of which only the E half survives. The external base of the mound has been badly damaged by cattle poaching and damage caused to internal face of mound. To W of mound there are the remains of an irregular-shaped bailey area (dims. 18m NE-SW- x 18m SE-NW) defined by an earthen bank (top Wth 2.2m; base Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) with external fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 5m; ext. D 0.6m) visible along W side of enclosure only where it cuts across the ridge. Beyond this fosse to the W there is a lot of ground disturbance which may be the remains of land clearance debris. Natural ridge, running E-W, has been cut across towards the E end by a fosse, beyond which there is a small D-shaped bailey and possible motte. Very poor condition due to cattle poaching and possible scarping by farm machinery resulting in half of the mound being levelled.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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