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Castle - unclassified

Bracknahevla, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Bracknahevla, 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
Bracknahevla
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.45609, -7.59982
SMR number
WM024-155----

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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 gently sloping ground, overlooking low-lying, rough pasture to S and SW. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular structure annotated ‘Castle’ and which appears to adjoin a circular-shaped ringwork (WM024-155001-) to SW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a rectangular ruin on the edge of the inner scarp of an oval-shaped ringwork and annotated ‘Castle (in Ruins)’. Area around castle annotated ‘Sam’s Park’ on OS 25-inch map.
Monument described in 1979 as all that remains of the castle are the grass-covered wall footings visible standing inside a ringwork. Wall footings of the castle are visible on the SW bank of the ringwork. There is a low mound against the internal face of the ringwork bank at WSW where a portion of the castle wall footing (approx. H 2m; L 2m) is well preserved. Another low mound with the remains of wall footings are located in the NE area of the ringwork and are assumed to be the ruins of a small building. There is the outline of a subrectangular-shaped structure in the SE quadrant of the ringwork.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 28 August 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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