
What is recorded here
Thomastown Castle stands as a ruined Gothic country house in County Tipperary, enlarged by Francis Matthew in 1812 after George Matthew built the earliest structure around 1670. Its polygonal towers, crenellations and walled gardens still frame the courtyard where the Matthew family once lived. The house fell into disrepair from 1870, leaving behind a spectacular ruin that preserves much of the seventeenth-century interior beneath its broken roofline.
Thomastown Castle is recorded as a castle in County Tipperary. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Thomastown Castle in County Tipperary was built in the 17th century by the Butler family, who were prominent Anglo-Irish nobles with significant influence in the region. The castle is remembered as a symbol of the family's historical power and landholding in Tipperary.
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Thomastown Castle GateRuins · 220 yd
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IndicatedEnclosure, large enclosure · 1194 yd
Rathcloheen Househouse · 1328 yd
CastleCastle, ringwork · 1693 yd
European ashEuropean ash · 3.0 mi
Bansha ForestForest · 4.6 mi
I.R.A. 3rd. Tipperary Brigade MemorialMemorial · 4.8 mi
The RockViewpoint · 6.3 mi
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