Overview
Castle — ringwork in Glenbane is recorded as Castle — ringwork in Tipperary. In grassland on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views from E through S to W , higher ground to N. Church (TS066-009001-) and graveyard (TS066-009002-) 100m to NNW.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: Close association with church and graveyard may indicate that this is an earth and timber castle or administrative centre of a medieval manor.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: In grassland on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views from E through S to W , higher ground to N.
What survives
The saved account records: D 1.2m) visible from W through N to E only not visible on downslope.
Why it mattered
Castle — ringwork in Glenbane matters because the source ties castle — ringwork to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Church (TS066-009001-) and graveyard (TS066-009002-) 100m to NNW.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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