What is recorded here

Grantstown Castle is a restored medieval tower house in County Tipperary South, built from local limestone and owned by David McTheobald Burke in 1549 before passing to the Earl of Ormond by 1576. Its pointed entrance still guards a murder-hole and double yett-hole, while two oubliettes on the third floor drop visitors into sloping darkness. The castle stands on a gentle east-facing slope, overlooking Cashel, Ballinaclogh Castle and Doneskeagh Castle, with its cusped windows and rebuilt battlements proving that medieval Irish builders understood both defence and dignity.

Grantstown Castle is recorded as a castle in County Tipperary. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Built by the Butler family in the 15th century, Grantstown Castle was an important stronghold in the Tipperary region during the late medieval period. It is remembered for its strategic role in the control of southern Ireland and its association with the powerful Butler earls of Ormond.