Castle in Frehans, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

On a S-facing slope, c. 50m N of the River Tar, in gently undulating pasture. Indicated as a 'Castle' on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map and as a 'Castle (site of)' on the 1904-05 edition. The monument is referred to in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'an old castle within an old Bawne' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 334). There is no visible remains of the castle or bawn (TS088-029002-) at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS088-029001

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