What is recorded here
No surface remains of a dwelling described by O'Donovan et al (1840) in the OS namebooks.
On the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map Ballymacegan is indicated as a T-plan house. By the 2nd (1903) ed. The house is indicated as 'Ballymacegan Ho. (in ruins)' and is indicated as a rectangular shell.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Long IslandIsland · 1.0 mi
Enclosure in Redwood (lorrha Par.)Enclosure · 1.2 mi
Ballymacegan IslandIsland · 1.3 mi
Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemerchurch/chapel · 1.5 mi
Enclosure in Portland IslandEnclosure · 1.5 mi
Portland Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.5 mi
Redwood CastleCastle · 1.5 mi
Portland HouseRuins · 2.0 mi
European ashEuropean ash · 3.6 mi
Slevoir BayBay · 4.2 mi
MeelickVisitor information · 4.3 mi
European YewEuropean Yew · 4.4 mi