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Castle - unclassified

Rathdrishoge, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - unclassified, Rathdrishoge, 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
Rathdrishoge
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Rathdrishoge Castle
Latest-edition OS map
Rathdrishoge Castle (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.46029, -7.49719
SMR number
WM025-138----

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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 S-facing slope, in pasture, with good views to E, S and W. Rathdrishoge Castle depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as a small square structure with field boundary intersecting the E side of the castle. However on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map the castle is shown as a long rectangular structure, with its long axis aligned ENE-WSW.
Castle appears in S quadrant of a large D-shaped enclosure (WM025-138001-). Upstanding remains described in 1971 as the remains of a long rectangular-shaped building (approx. L 36m; Wth 6m) defined by grass-covered wall footings and two short upstanding sections of the SE and SW wall. A portion of the SE wall (L 6m; H 5m) and the centre of the SW wall (L 9m; H 5m) are constructed of rubble stone. The quoin stones visible in the S corner are roughly hewn, and there is no dressed stone visible. Two main subdividing walls which survive as low grass-covered wall footings are noted within the interior. A range of buildings defined by a pair of parallel banks (approx. L 35m; Wth approx. 6-7m) extend at a right angle from the SE end of the NE wall. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments 18/12/1987.

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

Date of upload: 27 September 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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