Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Hooks, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hooks
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.22997, -6.59791
- SMR number
- WX046-042002-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid 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
Kilcowan was held by the service of half a knight’s fee from the Bigod estate. It was held in wardship by Peter Keting in 1247 and by Nicholas de Ketyng in 1307 (Brooks 1950, 37). The motte would have been the centre of the holding until the castle (WX046-041----) was established c. 220m to the NNE. The motte is situated on a level landscape c. 15m E of a canalised NNE-SSW stream and just within the perimeter of the ecclesiastical enclosure (WX046-042005-) of the early church site at SW. This is a flat topped earthen mound (diam. of top 8m; diam. of base 17m; H 3.6m) overgrown with scrub. It has no visible fosse, and a pit is excavated on the summit.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 20 August, 2013
References
Brooks E.St. J. (ed.) 1950 Knights' fees in Counties Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny (13th-15th century). Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.