Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Coolbunnia, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbunnia
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mote
- Coordinates
- 52.25530, -7.01457
- SMR number
- WA010-004----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Situated on level ground towards the top of a gentle W-facing slope. An earthen mound (diam. of base 25m WNW-ESE; 24m NNE-SSW; H 3m at SSW to 3.75m at NNE) is slightly dished at the summit (diam. of top 14.3m NNE-SSW; 13.8m WNW-ESE), but has no evidence of a fosse. A field to the N, known locally as 'the village', produced 'red brick' during land reclamation. A tower house site (WA010-005----) is adjacent to the E and Faithleg church (WA010-003001-) is c. 240m to N. It is planted with deciduous trees.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.