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Situated in gently undulating terrain. A three-storey nineteenth-century gothic pile in ruins with features such as projecting corner towers, pseudo battlements, hood-mouldings and traceried windows. A family crest lies over the main door in the S end of the W wall. There is no evidence of an earlier structure. According to the OS Letters there was some disagreement among the local people as to whether there was originally a castle in this townland (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 95). The presence of a castle at this location is purely speculative
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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