Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Windmill
Castletown (forth By.), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (forth By.)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Wind Mill Stump
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.18768, -6.37143
- SMR number
- WX053-029----
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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 windmill is marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Forth at Castletown, and on the Down Survey parish map of Carne at Castletown, which was owned by Nicholas Codd in 1640 (Simington 1953, 306).
A mill at Mogerdocke (Castletown) is listed in the sale of the Codd property to Col. Thomas Palliser of Great Island in 1712 (Cavanagh 1911, 255), and a windmill stump is marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map situated on a broad, low hill. It is not extant.
See the attached section of the Down Survey parish map (N at top) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 21 March, 2014
References
Cavanagh, W.O. 1911-12 Castletown Carne and its owners. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 41, 246-58; vol. 42, 34-45.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.