Tower (in Ruins)

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'the walls of a demolished castle' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 193). A nineteenth-century castellated house with a large bawn of similar date now stands on the site. The bawn (wall T 0.6m; int. dims 82m N-S; 49m E-W) has angle towers and base-batter. There is evidence of dressed stone of seventeenth-century appearance used in the fabric of the castellated house which was probably built from the rubble of the original castle (TN037-013). No other visible remains of a pre-1700 castle in the area. 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

Built in the 17th century, the Tower at Castlewaller is remembered primarily from historical surveys that noted its ruined state by 1654, though a castellated house stood there by the 19th century. Its significance lies in its early documentation as a demolished castle, offering insight into early modern land use and fortification in upland areas.