Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Knockacurra, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockacurra
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.45668, -8.09336
- SMR number
- TS067-039001-
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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 top of a natural ridge. Not visible at ground level. The Civil Survey (1654-6) mentions, ‘On the lands of Laffally in this Parish [Curroge] stands a castle wanting repayre’ (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 40) which appears to be the castle on Knockacurra. According to the OS Letters (1840), ‘Only the foundations of the south and west walls of the Castle are observable. The breadth of the foundation of the south wall in the present state is four feet [1.2m]. The materials of the structure appear to be the same kind as those used in Seefin Castle [TS067-058----]. The walls, it appears, were grouted. The foundations of walls of other edifices that stood within the ground enclosed in the bawn of the Castle are still seen here’ (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 115 (315). Indicated as 'Castle (site of)' on the 1st (1840) and 2nd (revised 1954) ed. OS 6-inch map with surrounding earthworks (TS067-039002- and TS067-039003-) which are also not visible at ground level. Seefin Castle (unclassified) is located c. 600m WSW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 June 2014
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.
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Tipperary collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1840. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.