Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Platin, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Platin
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Platin House
- Latest-edition OS map
- Platin Hall
- Coordinates
- 53.68788, -6.39262
- SMR number
- ME027-003002-
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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
A castle is depicted at Platen on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Duleek (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) Nicholas Darcy of Platen owned over 600 acres at Platen and Callestown, including ‘a castle and some outhouses and cabins’ (Simington 1940, 17). The castle had been replaced by c. 1700 by brick house of three storeys and nine-bay front, possibly designed by Sir William Robinson (Bence-Jones 1978, 232). The house is now knocked but is said to have been on the site of the old D'Arcy castle (D'Alton 1844, 462-3). The chapel (ME027-003001-) is c. 30m to the SE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 9 June 2016
References
Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1940 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. V: county of Meath. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
D'Alton, J. 1844 The history of Drogheda and its environs, (2 vols). Dublin. Author.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.