Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Castletown (Slievemargy By.), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (Slievemargy By.)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church
- Coordinates
- 52.91771, -7.03887
- SMR number
- LA026-011002-
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5 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)
- 1942 · Sheet 349 - Third Edition (Layered) - Ordnance Survey of Ireland, One inch to the mile… (National Library of Scotland)
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to the History of the Queens County 'Castletown Protestant church is on the site of a more ancient one, and a grave-yard, as also Castletown House and Maidenhead House. A remarkable mound is at a few paces distance from the church. Newcastle, in ruins, and Towerlton House are also here' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 251).
Church of Ireland church may be located on site of medieval church, motte and bailey (LA026-011001-) located approx. 200m to the SW of the church and graveyard (LA026-011003-), levelled circular enclosure (LA026-011004-) located 170m S of church.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.