Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Knockahaw, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockahaw
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Viewmount House
- Coordinates
- 53.72147, -7.77071
- SMR number
- LF014-140----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The remains of a tower house are incorporated within this Georgian house that was formerly used as a charter school (c. 1753-1826) (pers. comm. Nicola Matthews). (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Reg. No. 13007038)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 13 January 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.