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Papers of Dr James Lyttleton
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Papers of Dr James Lyttleton

  • IE OH OHS85
  • Fonds
  • 2001-2004

Research papers and field notes of Dr James Lyttleton gathered as part of his doctoral research, which looked at the architecture and settlement of the seventeenth-century Jacobean plantations in Co. Offaly.

The research notes relate to tower houses, fortified houses, dwelling houses, religious sites, castle sites and bawns.

For each building there is an individual file with photographs, a written report, maps and plans, and a field sheet providing details on the existent structures.

Lyttleton, James

Tower Houses

Research papers on tower houses in west Co. Offaly within the baronies of Ballyboy, Ballybritt, Ballycowan, Clonisk and Garrycastle.
For each site there is one file of varying contents. The monument type, townland, parish and barony are mentioned as well as the R. M. P. (Record of Monuments and Places) registration number, the County Inventory Registration, the national grid and the ordnance datum.
There are individual field sheets which may contain details to the level of preservation, the nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks, wooden structures, boundaries and neighbouring waterways or woodlands. Often there is a sketch of the site with interior and exterior elevations as well as site or floor plans. In addition the files include typewritten reports and photographs.

Castletown Tower House

Research on Castletown Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Rahan, Barony of Ballycowan). County Inventory Registration: 833.
Contains field sheet with plan and sketch of the site, a written report over three pages and 17 photographs.

Esker Tower House

Research on Esker Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Lemanaghan, Barony of Garrycastle). County Inventory Registration: 848.
Contains field sheet with sketches of floor plans, a written report over seven pages and 116 photographs.

Ballykilmurry Tower House (A)

Research on Ballykilmurry Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilbride, Barony of Ballycowan). County Inventory Registration: 829.
Contains field sheet with sketches of the site and a written report over three pages.

Ballykillmurray Tower House (B)

Research on Ballykilmurry Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Kilbride, Barony of Ballycowan). County Inventory Registration: 830.
Contains field sheet with sketches of the site, a written report over nine pages and 59 photographs.

Clashagad Lower Tower House

Research on Clashagad Lower Tower House and Bawns, Co. Offaly (Parish of Dunkerrin, Barony of Clonlisk). County Inventory Registration: 834.
Contains field sheet with details to level of preservation, nature of surviving structures, walls, earthworks and a nearby stream. Incl. a sketch of the site, a written report over two pages and 17 photographs.

Coole Tower House

Research on Coole Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parish of Wheery or Killagally, Barony of Garrycastle). County Inventory Registration: 841.
Contains field sheet sketches of the internal elevations and floor plans, a written report over six pages and 112 photographs.

Dungar Tower House

Research on Dungar Tower House, Co. Offaly (Parishes of Corbally and Roscrea, Barony of Ballybritt). County Inventory Registration: 844.
Contains field sheet with sketches of exterior and interior elevations, a written report over seven pages and 38 photographs.

Eglish Tower House

Research on Eglish Tower House and Bawn, Co. Offaly (Parish of Eglish, Barony of Eglish). County Inventory Registration: 846.
Contains field sheet with sketches of the site, interior and exterior elevations, a written report over eleven pages and 60 photographs.

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