Rorardstown Castle (in Ruins) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Rorardstown Castle has vanished so completely that only confused earthen banks remain on the high ground, hiding a structure already ruined when surveyed in 1654. Philip Purcell claimed it in 1640, yet even that much certainty has blurred into soil. The castle may have been a grand house, a fortress or a forgotten farm, but the land has erased the answer.

Situated on high ground in an upland area with extensive views. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as a 'stump of a castle ruined' (Simington, 1931, vol. 1, 62). Philip Purcell listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). All that remains are the low, barely discernible outline of scattered and confused earthen banks which may be easier to interpret from an aerial photograph. 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

Philip Purcell was listed as proprietor in 1640, and by 1654–56 the castle was described as a 'stump of a castle ruined.' It is remembered as an example of early seventeenth-century plantation architecture in upland areas.

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