Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Baptistgrange, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baptistgrange
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.42154, -7.70089
- SMR number
- TS077-011----
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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
On top of NNW-SSE running ridge, with sharp drop to Moyle river valley below. Quarry immediately S and limekiln at base of slope to SW. Field under grass and is wet and marshy at base of slope. Only the NW sector of the monument is indicated on both the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1906) eds. OS 6-inch map. The monument was truncated by the Fethard to Clonmel road along its E quadrant and further damaged by a quarry which removed the SW quadrant. There is nothing visible at ground level. The ridge adjacent to the quarry forms a roughly circular platform which slopes to SW and this was probably the location of the monument. According to Barry (1977, 166) this was the location of the motte of Baptistgrange which was totally removed in the 1850s.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.