Castles / IE
Castle at Cork City
Which definitions does it satisfy?
This dataset does not record whether something “is a castle”. It records a verdict against each named definition, with the reasoning that produced it.
| Definition | Verdict | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Fortified residence | yes | The Archaeological Survey of Ireland records SMR CO074-034003- as MONUMENT_CLASS: Castle - tower house, within the Castle class this band maps onto. Transcribed from the register's own typology and NOT assessed against this band's criterion. Treat as provisional. |
| Enclosure fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| State fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Palatial seat | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Revival and folly | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Popularly a castle | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
Facts
| Tradition | european medieval |
|---|---|
| Location | Cork City, Cork, IE |
| Confidence | medium |
| First recorded | 2026-07-21 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-21 |
In the registers
Where this structure appears in official inventories. This is what turns an individual record into evidence about a count.
- Sites and Monuments Record — Archaeological Survey of Ireland —
CO074-034003-· Castle - tower house · entry - Wikidata —
Q30161017· tower house · entry
Location
Approximate. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Notes
Imported in bulk from the Irish Sites and Monuments Record. CORROBORATED: Wikidata independently records this monument (Q30161017, joined on the SMR identifier) and classes it tower house, agreeing that it is a fortification. Two independent registers rather than one, hence confidence: medium. The verdict stays register-derived — corroboration is evidence, not assessment, and nobody has yet applied this band's criterion to the structure itself. Only fortified_residence carries a verdict; every other band is OMITTED rather than set to no. The register's own finer class is kept on the register_entry, so the strict Anglo-Norman reading stays recoverable from the data without re-querying the service.
Sources
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland - Sites and Monuments Record — National Monuments Service, 2026-07-21
Register entry; the sole source for this record.
Signals
Raw per-source observations behind this record (1):
sig-20260721-iesmr-co074-034003
Record file · dataset licensed CC BY 4.0 — see provenance.