Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Carrigeensharragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigeensharragh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Carrigeen Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carrigeen Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.41017, -7.67897
- SMR number
- TS077-035----
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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 the summit of natural outcrop with very steep drop to N and S and a more gradual drop to E. To W there is a gradual fall for c. 20m and then a steep drop. It is in a very commanding position overlooking the River Moyle to W and SW, there is a a road at the foot of the outcrop to the N. Area (dims. 9m N-S; 4m E-W) very small to accommodate a castle, though it may have been on flatter, lower level terrain to the W. There is a length of wall running E-W on the N side of the precipice edge, it is a rubble, drystone wall (Wth 0.7m; H 0.45m; L 24m) which runs down to the W end of the summit. The castle is indicated on the 17th-century Down Survey map (1655-6) and on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.