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Situated on a low rise of ground in an undulating upland area with a nearby castle site (TN030-024----) to the E. This castle was held in trust for the proprietor of Ballyknockan by Lord Ikerrin and John Purcell in 1641 (O'Meagher 1890, 122; Stout 1984, 134). Only the grass-covered wall-footings of the site survive to indicate the site of a castle marked on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map. Described in the OS Letters as a stump of castle measuring 44ft 6in (c. 13.6m) E-W by 23ft (7m) N-S which survived to first-floor level with evidence of a barrel vault over this floor (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 85). There were two slit opes visible in the S wall with no evidence of any cut stone used in its construction.
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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