Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Nook, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nook
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Salmon Weirs
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25952, -6.98405
- SMR number
- WX044-001001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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
A salmon weir is associated with Buttermilk Castle (WX044-001----). Weirs are attested in the foundation charter of Dunbrody Abbey (WX039-03001-). In 1541 the Scarre weir was operated by a Nicholas Key, and in 1545 this weir was granted to Sir Osborn Itchingham, and it was still in their possession in 1619 and 1635. In 1865 an inquiry by a Fishery Commission identified the weir at Buttermilk castle as the historical Scarre weir, and it was allowed to continue in operation until 1902, after which it was abandoned, although it may have been re-used since. It was an ebb-weir, catching salmon on the ebb-tide. The posts of the weir can still be seen at low tide. (Went 1946, 177 9)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 18 June, 2013
References
Went, A.E.J. 1946 Irish fishing weirs I. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 76, 176-95.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.