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Designed landscape - tree-ring

Brockagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Designed landscape - tree-ring, Brockagh, 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
Brockagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Outlined
Coordinates
53.56627, -7.33622
SMR number
WM012-173001-

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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

Brockagh Castle (WM012-173----) situated on a low natural hill which forms part of a long N-S ridge, in undulating grassland, with good views in all directions. On the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map Brockagh Castle is shown as standing in the centre of sub-circular shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 58m NW-SE; 45m NE-SW) which is not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. The outline of this enclosure is clearly visible on aerial photograph taken 1971 (CUCAP BGH102). This enclosure seems to be of a later date than the castle and was probably built when the trees were planted. The land was formerly part of the Ballynagall Estate and the enclosure was probably a small tree plantation as shown on the revised 1911 ed. OS 25-inch map.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 9 March 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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