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Castle - unclassified

Censure, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Censure, County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Censure
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Drumluck Castle
Coordinates
53.36152, -6.07927
SMR number
DU019-007----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The site is accessible from the cliff walk S of Bottle Quay on the W side of Howth Head. The castle was demolished prior to 1937. It is a naturally sloping promontory under pasture, which is enclosed by a later property boundary. No visible remains at ground level.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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