Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Adamstown (newcastle By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adamstown (newcastle By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Adamstown Castle (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Adamstown Castle (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.33458, -6.45598
- SMR number
- DU017-029----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on flat ground between the canal and the railway. A three-storey tower house, which was oblong in plan with a projecting turret and stepped crenellations. Demolished in the 1960s. Not visible at ground level. (McDix 1897, 12; Ball 1906, 58-60; Healy 1974, 22).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
McDix, E.R. 1897b The lesser castles of county Dublin. 5th article, Irish Builder 39, 12.
Ball, E.F. 1902-20 (Reprint 1979) A history of the County Dublin, 6 vols. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.