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Walled garden

Lismore (Coshmore and Coshbride By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Walled garden, Lismore, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lismore (Coshmore and Coshbride By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.14006, -7.93292
SMR number
WA021-019018-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on an E-facing slope overlooking the W-E Blackwater River to the N, and attached to the S of Lismore Castle (WA021-019001-). It slopes down in a number of terraces to the S-N valley between the castle and Lismore Cathedral (WA021--019003-). The walled garden (dims. c. 100m N-S; c. 150m E-W) was laid out in 1626 and its walls are still intact (T c. 0.75m; H c. 3.5m). There are towers at the NW and SW angles, each featuring musket loops and wall-walks, and there is an elaborate gateway (WA021-019021-) at the SE angle that leads to the gateway of the castle (WA021-019001-). (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 80-1).

Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 21 March 2011

References

Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. 1989b Urban archaeological survey - Waterford City and County (2 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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