Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Oldtown Castle
- Latest-edition OS map
- Oldtown Castle (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.48922, -7.48859
- SMR number
- WM025-050----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 W facing slope of a low rise, in pasture. Depicted as a rectangular-shaped structure and annotated ‘Oldtown Castle (in Ruins)’ on the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Castle described in 1978 as a rectangular-shaped area (dims. 8m NW-SE; 6m NE-SW) defined by low grass-covered walls (H 2-2.5m), the interior is partly filled with collapsed rubble. There are low banks and wall footings in the immediate vicinity, some of which form the outlines of low buildings adjoining the castle. Larger enclosures extend out from the castle on all sides. These earthworks are clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AOZ005/006/AYR022) taken 12/07/1966 and 11/07/1969 respectively
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 10 September 2019
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 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.