Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Castletown, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.89541, -8.22628
- SMR number
- RO010-075----
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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
The decendents of Gilchrist Clerig Mac Dermot (died 1325) settled in Leamgire in the 14th century. In 1549 Rory Mac Dermot (KM 1549-68) helped the sons of Donnchadh Dubh to build or re-build the castle. It was owned by Owen Grana, a grandson of Donnchadh Dubh in 1585 and in 1617. In 1622 the castle and bawn were sold to Josiah Lambert, who also owned Canbo (RO010-084001-), by two sons of Owen Gran. (Mac Dermot 1996, 303-04, 453-4)
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated towards the S end of a low N-S ridge and described as reduced to the foundations (T c. 1.8m) (OS Name Books). It is not visible at ground level. There is a punch-dressed stone in the gable of a disused farmhouse to the NE. Rath (RO010-076----) is c. 130m to the NE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Mac Dermot, D. 1996 Mac Dermot of Moylurg: the story of a Connacht family. Manorhamilton. Drumlin.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.