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Designed landscape - folly

Curstown, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Designed landscape - folly, Curstown, 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
Curstown
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Tower
Coordinates
53.78219, -6.28754
SMR number
LH022-012----

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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 summit of hill, within a demesne. A square brick tower (L of walls 2.82m), three storey's high with overhanging battlements. On the W side is a rectangular doorway at ground level, a slit window at first floor level and a double lighted window on second floor level. The E wall is similar to the W except the doorway is blocked up while the S and N walls only have windows on the second floor level. There was a possible fireplace in the SE corner of the second floor. The interior has a smooth plastered finish and the exterior is roughly plastered. The first floor sat on a ledge while the second floor was borne by timbers. (ASI field report by Peter Danaher, dated 30 May 1967)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 9 August 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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