Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bawn
Lisnamrock, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisnamrock
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Lisnamrock Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnamrock Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.60036, -7.58059
- SMR number
- TS055-006002-
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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 on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions. 19th-century cottage with walled farmyard and walled orchard immediately NW of castle. No surface remains visible of bawn associated with castle (TS055-006001-) described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'a small castle with an old large bawne & two or three thatcht houses within the bawne' and Edmond Marnell is listed as owner of the castle and bawne in 1640 (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 114). The walled farmyard and the walled garden and 19th-century cottage to the NW of the castle may be built from the rubble of the castle. None of the masonry from the walled garden or the farmyard has appearance of a medieval bawn wall. The average wall thickness of the walled farmyard and the orchard wall measures 0.6m, with no evidence of a base-batter or any other medieval features. According to John Davis White (1892, 102) the castle was built 100 yards to the S of the old house of Lisnamrock.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
White, J.D. 1892 Anthologia Tipperariensis. Cashel.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fish-pondunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.