Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 16th/17th century
Kilcavan, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcavan
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26401, -6.71263
- SMR number
- WX046-001002-
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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
Located on a slight NW-SE spur with a NW-SE stream c. 350m to the NE that loops around to the S and W and is c. 500m to the SW flowing N. The Fitzhenrys were the principal landowners in Kilcavan from at least the mid-13th century (Jeffrey 1979, 79-80). The flashing of a large building, probably of one storey and attic, is visible on the outer face of the E wall of the tower house (WX046-001001-), and the original S wall (T 0.7m) of this structure is present in a small one-storey house (ext. dims 18.95m E-W; 8.45m N-S) that is still occupied. There is a square hood moulding externally over one of its windows in the S wall. Internally, this is a blocked pointed doorway. Kilcavan parish church (WX046-002001-) is c. 400m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 August, 2013
References
Jeffrey, W.H. 1979 The castles of County Wexford. Typescript prepared by the Old Wexford Society, Ed. E. Culleton.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.