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Castle - unclassified

Blackcastle (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Blackcastle (St. Patricksrock Par.), 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
Blackcastle (St. Patricksrock Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Black Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Black Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
52.44533, -7.81916
SMR number
TS069-057001-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

In level area of fallow arable land. Sited on top of elongated, oval mound (TS069-057002-). No visible surface trace of castle masonry, although loose limestone rocks visible in places and others detected below surface sod in central and S area of mound. Named as 'Site of Black Castle' on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map and depicted as a ruined building orientated NW-SE, measuring approx. 11m NW-SE x 9m NE-SW. On the 1906 ed. OS 6-inch map the site of the castle is depicted within an earthwork platform (TS069-057002-).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 20 May 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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