Cloghaneena Castle (in ruins)

Situated on high ground in an upland area with extensive views; nearby church and graveyard (TN034-107001-) to SE. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'castle irrepaireably demolished and the stump of a castle' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 73). James Lord Baron of Dunboyne is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). The poorly preserved remains of small square tower house (int. dims. 5.95m N-S; 5.92m E-W; wall T 1.7m) constructed of roughly coursed limestone rubble. The W wall (L 9m; H 3) is the best preserved with partial remains of the N and S walls and only wall-footings of the E wall. The base of the doorway is visible in the centre of the E wall with the base of a garderobe chute in the S wall. There are possible wall-footings of an angle tower at the SE corner of the tower house. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Built by the Butler family in the 15th or 16th century; it was later held by the Fitzgeralds. It is remembered for its strategic position and as a symbol of the power struggles between rival Irish families during the late medieval period.