Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Haggardstown, County Louth, Ireland
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----
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 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Middenunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.