Gorteens_Castle
Gorteens Castle
Ruined castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland
Gorteens Castle is a ruined castle situated on private land in south-east County Kilkenny near the village of Slieverue close to Waterford city. It is in the historic parish of Rathpatrick in the south-east of the Barony of Ida. Along with the ruins of Rathpatrick church and another church, it is one of several ruins in Rathpatrick Parish.[1]
The ruin consists of a gatehouse that may have belonged to a larger structure.[2][3] Gorteens comes from the Irish na goirtinsdhe which means little gorts or gardens.[4] Archaeological excavations near the castle in 1993 indicated that the site was used between the 16th and 18th centuries,[3] with further excavations in 2003 identifying additional castle walls and outbuildings.[5]