Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Newcastle, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.27381, -8.10360
- SMR number
- TS086-023----
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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 a slight rise on valley floor c. 220m S of a tributary of the River Duagh, in an old orchard adjacent to a farmyard. In the Civil Survey (1654-6) it is described as an 'ould ruinous Castle, whereof one side is onely standinge' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 376). The castle is marked as 'site of castle' on both 1st (1840) and 2nd (1907) ed. OS 6-inch maps. There is no visible trace of the monument above ground. According to Graves (1876-78, 51) this was the principal castle of the De Prendergasts.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 18 November 2013
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.