Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Newtown (shea), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (shea)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK027-062----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A castle depicted on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Shillelogher, County Kilkenny in former Earlstown, now probably the W portion of Newtown (Shea) townland, NE of the church (KK027-012001-) (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). It is likely that this building was part of the medieval settlement at Earlstown (KK027-012----) on the N bank of the Kings River. The precise location of the castle is unknown.
See attached:
KK027-062----_01 Extract from the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Shillelogher, County Kilkenny (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 May 2023