Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Mullaghcloe, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullaghcloe
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.49738, -7.65597
- SMR number
- WM024-008003-
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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
In June 1691 'one sergeant and 15 men who occupied a small tower on a low hill, 400m to the east of the lough. After the position had been stormed by Williamite infantry, he was hanged in sight of the garrison on what became known as 'Sergeant's Hill' (Childs 2007, 314). This small tower on the low hill was located 400m east of the Anglo-Norman motte (WM024-004-) and of the 17th century bastioned fort (WM024-004001-). This tower sitting on top of a low hill is depicted as 'The Irish Serjeants hill' on George Story's 1691 sketch map of Ballymore (Story 1693, 318, plate 16).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 November 2009.
References
Childs, J. 2007, The Williamite Wars in Ireland 1688-1691. London. Hambledon Continuum.
Story, G. 1693 An impartial history of the wars of Ireland, with a continuation thereof. London. Chiswell.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.