Site of Cashlauncreen Castle — Report the wrong picture

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Cashlauncreen Castle stood as a tower house on a narrow northern spur above a restless stream, its long foundation once spanning fifteen metres across the slope. Locals still pointed to the exact spot even after the structure vanished, preserving the memory of Caislean Cruinn when stone and mortar no longer remained. The earth has since been levelled for pasture, yet faint traces of that narrow base still break the grass, inviting imagination about the people who watched the water and defended the gap.

Situated on the N spur of a break in a N-facing slope, in pasture. A stream runs N-S at the base of the slope immediately to the E. The site has been levelled, however, faint indications of foundations (dims. c. 15.4m N-S; Wth c. 2m) are still visible though less so on the E side. According to the OS Letters nothing remained of the castle called 'Caislean Cruinn', though its location was known locally (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 187). 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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