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Castle - tower house

Louth Hall, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - tower house, Louth Hall, 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
Louth Hall
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Louth Hall
Latest-edition OS map
Louth Hall
Coordinates
53.91215, -6.55295
SMR number
LH014-052----

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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

Incorporated into the fabric of the castellated mansion of Louth Hall. The remains of the earlier building can be seen at the W end of the modern structure, as is evidenced by the slight base batter of the N wall and a blocked doorway at the W end of the N wall which must have given access to the barrel-vaulted area. The remains of the W jamb of this doorway can be clearly seen. There are also punch-dressed quoins in the NW angle. The overall measurements of the tower house are c. 14m E-W by c. 13m N-S based on where there are straight joints and where the base batter terminates. (Tempest 1952b, 151; Bence-Jones 1978, 194)

The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 17 July 2007

References

Tempest, H.G. 1952 Gossiping guide to Co. Louth (3 parts). Dundalk. Dundalgan Press.

Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.

Nearby in the register

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

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