Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Lyonstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lyonstown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Lyonstown Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lyonstown Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.48127, -7.84276
- SMR number
- TS069-006----
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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 stable yard of Lyonstown farm which has a tar and grass surface and is enclosed by buildings. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'a Castle halfe' with the proprietor in 1640 listed as 'Richard Stapleton of Lainstowne Irish Papist' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 221). The OS Letters (1840) mention that of the castle at Lyonstown 'no parts of their walls are visible at present though they were all nearly perfect in the memory of old men still living' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol.1, 118). Not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
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.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.