Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacthomas
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Cas.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20692, -7.42375
- SMR number
- WA015-039----
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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
Marked as 'Site of Cas.' on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated within Kilmacthomas village overlooking the Mahon River c. 50m to the W. A castle is marked on a Down Survey (1655-6) map and the castle and bawn were owned by John Power, Lord Curraghmore (WA008-005001-) in 1640 (Simington 1942, 115). The castle may have stood on a high bank (Anon. 1906, 76 ft e), which has since been removed, close to the railway station. Archaeological testing in two locations (03E0331; 03E1149) failed to produce any related material (Moloney 2006, 502)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 10th December 2010.
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1942 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol VI: county of Waterford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Anon. 1906 Battle of Comeragh Mountain 1643. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 9, 73-9.
Moloney, C. 2006 Old wollen mill, Kilmacthomas. No archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 502, No. 1895. Bray. Wordwell.
Moloney, C. 2006 The Square, Kilmacthomas. No archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2003: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 502, No. 1896. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.