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Castletown (Galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Building, Castletown, County Kilkenny, 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
Castletown (Galmoy By.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.80461, -7.60546
SMR number
KK003-004006-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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

In marshy land on a valley floor. The castle (KK003-004001-) and bawn (KK003-004002-) of Castletown are situated on a flat-topped platform. Within the bawn, along the N side, there are the remains of a number of buildings. A slight bank (H 0.3m; Wth 1m), possibly the remains of the bawn wall, runs along the edge of the N side of the platform and turns southward at the NE angle for c. 8m where it is 4m from the E edge of the platform. There are some short low banks (max. L 6m) at right angles to the N bank, and one at right angles to the E bank (L 3m) which may be the remains of buildings built up against the bawn wall. These earthworks may relate to a stone house which is indicated on the Down Survey maps (1655-6) in this general area.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 7 September 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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