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Castle - unclassified

Kilknockan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Kilknockan, 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
Kilknockan
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
52.48539, -7.69243
SMR number
TS070-011001-

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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

The Civil Survey (1654-6) records 'Nicholas Everard of Fethard Esqr.' as being the proprietor in 1640 and 'the sd lands hath on it a small castle' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 189). In level pasture, to NW of Kilknockan Hill. There is no visible surface trace at ground level. Named 'Castle site of' and bisected by farm road (long-axis WNW-ESE) on 1843 and latest edition OS 6-inch map. Gentle undulations presently exist in pasture fields to N and S of farm road, but are more likely related to associated earthworks (TS070-011003-). According to local information, low remains of castle walls (H c. 0.5m) survived until c. 40 years ago when levelled out. The castle was no longer visible in 1982 (Cahill) when the remains had been 'cleared for agricultural development in recent years'. Earthworks of the settlement (TS070-011----) are visible enclose to W and a church (TS070-01102-) is located c. 40m to the ESE.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 11 November 2014

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.

Nearby in the register

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

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