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Earthwork

Castletown (Moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Castletown, 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
Castletown (Moycashel By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.44601, -7.48928
SMR number
WM032-012----

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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 in pasture, on the grounds of the former Glebe House (b. 1810) now Vastina House, to S of crossroads in Castletown Geoghegan. Not depicted or named on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or on the 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map. It is possible that this monument is still preserved in the roadside boundary. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography as its location is obscured by shadow cast from nearby trees.

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

Date of upload: 22 November 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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