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House - 16th/17th century

Kilcavan, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 16th/17th century, Kilcavan, 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
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 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 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

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

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