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Castle - unclassified

Finshoge, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Finshoge, County Wexford, 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
Finshoge
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
site of Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (Site of)
Coordinates
52.37074, -6.90672
SMR number
WX034-008001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in the bottom of a steep-sided S-N valley and towards its head, with a stream c. 30m to the W. The 'butt of an old castle' at Finsoke is mentioned in describing the boundary of Old Ross parish in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 205) and the rath (WX034-008002-) was pointed out to John O’Donovan c. 1840 as the site of Finshoge castle (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 259). There is no evidence of a masonry structure, but the rath may be the castle.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 13 September, 2012

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

Nearby in the register

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

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