Survey Data
Reg No
20818116
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Previous Name
Mitchelstown Castle
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
Date
1770 - 1790
Coordinates
181080, 112594
Date Recorded
05/03/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Extensive demesne boundary wall, built c. 1780, to now demolished Mitchelstown Castle. Runs for 2.3km along Mitchelstown-Mallow road, and now cut through by Mitchelstown bypass. Comprises rubble limestone wall c.3m high with limestone copings, having gateways at intervals with square-profile piers, and now also cut through by some modern entrance ways.
Appraisal
This boundary wall is one of the most impressive in North Cork, running for a considerable distance along the Mitchelstown to Mallow road. It is stoutly built and has a carefully made coping. It enclosed the demesne of the now demolished Mitchelstown Castle and is an important reminder of the former presence of one of Ireland's largest country houses.