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Dovecote

Kiltinan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Dovecote, Kiltinan, 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
Kiltinan
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Turret
Latest-edition OS map
Tower (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.43741, -7.65868
SMR number
TS070-101007-

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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 gently undulating, though relatively flat, terrain. Kiltinan castle (TS070-101004-) is located 200m to the NE. The NW side of the dovecote is built into a low slope (H above the exterior to the SE 3.45m; H above the exterior to the NW 1.7m). This circular structure (int. diam. 2.86m) is constructed of limestone rubble, roughly coursed (wall T 1.25m) with a steep stone corbelled roof (H c. 3m) which has a central circular opening of well-cut and dressed stones. The doorway (H 1.05m; Wth 0.95m) in the NE facing wall has a re-used jamb (L 0.55m; Wth 0.26m; D 0.32m) dressed with punch-tooling within drafted margins with an external chamfer (Wth 0.1m) and internal rebate (D 0.08m) and the lintel is a re-used sill or lintel (L at least 1m; Wth 0.21m; D 0.22m) of a single light window (Wth 0.49m) with an external chamfer (Wth 0.1m). The nesting boxes (H 0.15-0.16m; Wth 0.22-0.25m; D 0.27m) consisting of horizontal and vertical slabs, are largely broken, the best preserved being in the NW, SSW and above the doorway.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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