(Site of) Killerk Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Killerk Castle belonged to Nicholas Everard of Fethard when it was already an old broken castle, and it remained a ruined wall-site through the mid-seventeenth century. The castle has vanished completely from the gentle south-west-facing pasture, leaving no visible trace behind. A field that once held a broken castle may still carry the shape of that loss, even when nothing remains to point at it.

The Civil Survey (1654-6) describes castles which are 'altogether downe onely the Walls [standing], Killerck castle [is] in like condition' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 158) and records that 'Nicholas Everard of Fethard Esqr' was proprietor in 1640, when again the castle is described as 'an old broken castle' (ibid, 197). In pasture, on a gentle SW-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Depicted as site of Killerk Castle on the 1903-04 edition OS six-inch map, within W-side of enclosure (TS070-071002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Killerk Castle was held by Nicholas Everard of Fethard in the mid-17th century. It is remembered as one of several castles described as ruined in the Civil Survey of 1654–5, reflecting the impact of the Confederate Wars on the region.

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