Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Newtownlow, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtownlow
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37926, -7.42734
- SMR number
- WM038-012002-
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
A church (WM038-012----) is located in N quadrant of a subrectangular-shaped graveyard (WM038-012001-) with Low's Castle (WM038-015----) 80m to the NE. According to Swan (1988, 17) there is evidence of an Early Christian enclosure in the quadrantal form of the graveyard boundary wall. No clear evidence for the existence of such an enclosure at this site.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 20 August 2015
References
Swan, D.L. 1988 The Early Christian ecclesiastical sites of County Westmeath. In J. Bradley (ed.), Settlement and society in Medieval Ireland: studies presented to F.X. Martin O.S.A., 1-31. Kilkenny. Boethius Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.