Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Newtown (delvin By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (delvin By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.65746, -7.04147
- SMR number
- WM009-004----
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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
Situated on a low rise of ground overlooking Newtown Lough 230m to E. Possibly the site of Newtown Castle. Remains consist of the grass-covered wall footings of a rectangular area (max. ext. dims. 16m N-S x 18m E-W) possibly a bawn. The interior of the possible bawn is subdivided by low grass-covered wall footings. Extending E, S & SW from this possible bawn are a series of old banks and scarps with wall footings visible in places. At SW end of the site are the grass covered wall footings of a second rectangular structure (approx. dims. 6m N-S x 11m E-W) possibly a tower house or castle.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 April 2017
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.