Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballynahown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.35489, -7.85021
- SMR number
- WM035-012----
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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
On S side of avenue leading up to Ballynahown Court 360m to W. In demesne land situated atop natural rock outcrop with good views in all direction. Depicted as a tree plantation and not as an antiquity on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Present remains consist of an area of trees covered in scrub and other vegetation making it impossible examine whether there is any archaeological monument at this location. According to the current owner of Ballynahown Court the medieval castle of Ballynahown (WM035-010----) was located in the centre of this tree plantation. However this plantation does not match the location of the castle as depicted on the 1656 Down Survey map of Kilcleagh Parish (NLI MS 723-4).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 08 August 2014
References
NLI, MS 723-4 - National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey for the County of Westmeath, attested by W. Petty, in 1659. Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 67 maps with accompanying terriers in two volumes, 1786-7. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.