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Castle - motte and bailey

Middletown (Ballaghkeen By., Ardamine ED), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte and bailey, Middletown, County Wexford, 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
Middletown (Ballaghkeen By., Ardamine ED)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Tumulus
Coordinates
52.63090, -6.23116
SMR number
WX012-010----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the sand-dunes overlooking the sea-shore c. 100m to the E. This is a flat-topped, scrub-covered earthen mound (dims. of top 7m N-S: 5m E-W; H 6m; diam. of base c. 25m). The remains of a bailey (dims 10m N-S; 10m E-W) are SE of the motte but it may have extended further W. The stone cross (WX012-009002-) is c. 15m to the N, and the church site (WX012-009003-) is c. 140m to the N. It is traditionally thought to be Ard Ladhran, the burial place of a mythical warrior (Ua Dubhghaill 1925, 90).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007

References

Ua Dubhghaill, S. 1925 List of ancient churches, graveyards, castles, wells, etc. The Past, vol. 3, 86-99.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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