What is recorded here
Located on a gentle W-facing slope. In 1655 Nicholas King received a grant of the forfeited Barry land at Barrystown, and his son Jonas had settled at Barrystown by 1709 (Jeffrey 1979, 67-8). The King family may have lived in the castle initially, but in time the castle became enmeshed in later work that has now all been removed. Archaeological testing (10E0145) in the area of the walled garden produce no related material (Whitty 2013). A coach-house c. 20m E of the tower house may retain early features. See this web-page accessed on 27 June, 2013. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704535
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 22 July, 2013
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX045-020002
Places near here
Photo credits
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
CastleCastle, tower house · 50 yd
Barrystown HouseFarmyard complex · 52 yd
engine house539 yd
Danes Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1200 yd
Blackhall StrandBeach / strand · 2.7 mi
Windmill2.7 mi
Cullenstown StrandBeach / strand · 2.8 mi
Keeragh IslandsIsland · 3.8 mi
Cull IslandIsland · 5.6 mi
Hook Head AdventuresVisitor attraction · 5.6 mi
Hook Tourism (Fethard Office)Visitor information · 5.6 mi
Ballyteigue BurrowNature reserve · 5.7 miMore historic places in County Wexford · All of County Wexford
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question