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Castle - motte

Haggardstown, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte, Haggardstown, County Louth, 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
Haggardstown
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Crockshee
Coordinates
53.96818, -6.38610
SMR number
LH012-094----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated on slight natural rise, immediately to the E of the Fairways hotel. Marked 'fort' on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map. A flat topped sub-circular shaped mound (basal diam. c. 50m, top c. 10m N-S x 8.5m E-W; H c. 3.5m) heavily overgrown with vegetation and large trees. Base of mound on the S is slightly truncated by road associated with hotel complex. The site of a possible castle known as 'Caisleán Uachtrach Baile Sagairt' (LH012-010----) is c. 160m to the E.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 4 May 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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