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Castle - unclassified

Newtown (Delvin By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Newtown, County Westmeath, 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
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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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 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

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

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