What is recorded here

Castle Warren rose from marshy, peaty soil in County Kilkenny, its earthen bawn enclosing square foundations and smaller rooms beside a surface water supply. The ground lifted slightly to the northeast while the valley stretched far to the southwest, giving the site an unusual combination of marshy defence and distant watchfulness. Whatever lived there must have smelled of wet earth, heard water moving through reeds, and read the valley before it could be read from afar.

Completely enclosed by marshy ground, in an area of extremely poor, peaty soil. Ground rises slightly immediately to the NE. Excellent long-range visibility to SW, down the valley. Surface supply of water. The 1st (1839) ed. and later revised ed. 6-inch OS map indicate the site of a Castle Warren (KK015-014002-) in the interior. Within an earthen bawn (KK015-014001-) the foundations of a number of buildings (KK015-014003-) were identified in the S quadrant, running along the SE and SW side of the interior. Among them was a larger building with roughly square dimensions, which may be the remains of Castle Warren. There are also the foundations of a small building (KK015-014004-) within the W angle of the bawn. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 February 2016

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