Castle - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

Within enclosure (TS069-038002-), concentrated mostly on the S side, with a series of walls projecting to N and W. An uneven mound (dims. 16m N-S; 22.4m E-W) of sod-covered stone likely represents the remains of castle masonry. There are some large sections of masonry at the base of the steep S side of the enclosure. Mound partially obscured by vegetation. Linear wall (Wth 2m; int H 0.2m; ext H 0.45m) extends (long axis c. N-S) (L 16m) to E of mound and turns (L5.5m) at right angle to W. A break (Wth 1m) in the wall near the W end may be a possible doorway. The wall turns (L 1.5m) to the NW where it adjoins another internal wall. Another wall (L 6m) extends (long-axis NW-SE) to the NW from the castle mound and turns W continuing (L 18m) to the inner enclosing wall of the main castle enclosure (TS069-038002-). Named on latest edition OS 6-inch map as 'Shancashlaun' and described in the Civil Survey 1654-56 as a 'broken castle' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 206). According to O'Flanagan (1930, vol. 3, 81), there are some fragmentary remains of masonry and traceable foundations enclosed in a large trivallate enclosure.

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.