What is recorded here

Enclosure in Beakstown is an enclosure in Beakstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on a slight rise in undulating terrain near Beakstown House, a ruined two-storey, four-bay shell from the nineteenth century. Beakstown castle was out of repair during the Civil Survey, and Confederate forces besieged the place for a year in the 1640s. A raised area northeast of the house may have been a garden feature or the castle location, while locals call the house a former workhouse with no castle tradition.

Situated on a slight rise in undulating terrain. Beakstown castle is mentioned in Civil Survey as 'the Castle out of repaire in Beakestown' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 66). Beakstown is also mentioned in the Tipperary Depositions that document a year-long siege there by Confederate forces in the 1640s (Cairns 1987, 24). 'Beakstown House' is a ruined shell dating to the nineteenth century. It is a two-storey, four-bay house with the S bay projecting out. The roof is largely intact. The house is said by locals to have been a workhouse and there is no tradition of a castle (TN047-008001). A raised area NE of the house, depicted on the 1952-3 OS 6-inch map may have been some form of garden feature/enclosure or may be the location of the castle. A chamfered jamb incorporated in doorway of the 'Old Corn Mill' on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map may have come from Beakstown Castle. 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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