Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Middleton, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Middleton
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LF013-156----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A tower house-type castle is depicted in the townland of ‘Clonefoure’ on the Down Survey (1655-6) map of Moydow barony (NLI, MS 719). This townland name no longer survives but the position of the castle on the map would suggest that it may have been located in the present townland of Middleton. Its precise location has not been identified but it is possible that the 18th-century ‘Middleton House’ may have been built on or close to its site.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 5 November 2012
References
NLI, MS 719 - National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey of Co. Longford attested by W. Petty under date 1657. Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 22 maps with accompanying terriers, 1786-7. Dublin.