Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Neillstown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Neillstown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle
- Coordinates
- 53.33589, -6.40094
- SMR number
- DU017-032001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The castle was marked on the Down Survey (1655-6) map, approximately on the site of Neillstown House which was formerly located N of the present 9th lock on the Grand Canal. Described in the Civil survey (1654-6) as 'the ruins of an old castle', (Simington 1945, 292). The site has been built on. Not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.