Castle Name | Condition | Description | Early Founder(s) -- Time Period(s) Contructed | Parish/Townland | Ord | Residency | Links |
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Asigh Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://www.bectiveanglers.com/Info.html |
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Athboy Castle | Remnants of a 13th century earthwork castle. | N 7265 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/a/athboy.htm | ||||
Athcarne Castle | Ruins | O031647 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/athcarne.html http://www.meathtourism.ie/heritage/othersites_duleek.html |
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Athlumney Castle (Dowdall Castle) | Ruins | Ruins of a 15th century towerhouse with a 16th century stronghouse. | 15th century Dowdall tower and c1600 mansion | N877674 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/athlumney.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/athlumney.html http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/athlumny.shtm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/a/athlumney.htm |
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Ballinlough Castle | Full* | Bed & Breakfast | http://www.ltr.co.uk/properties/ireland/ballinlough?page=1&view=printerfriendly | ||||
Ballygarth Castle | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/ballygarth.htm | ||||||
Bective Abbey | The remains of a fortified house converted from the abbey after the Dissolution. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/b/bective.htm | |||||
Cabra castle | Ruins | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cav/enniskeen.htm | |||||
Castle Bellew (Mont Bellew) | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/g/moylough.htm | ||||||
Castle Jordan | Ruins | http://www.booksulster.com/library/topog/c2.php | |||||
Castlecorr | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cav/kilbride.htm | ||||||
Castle-Rickard | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/crickard.htm | |||||
Clonard Castle | Remains of a 12th century motte and bailey castle. | N 6644 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/c/clonard.htm |
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Cloughrea Castle | Ruins | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/ardagh.htm | |||||
Delvin Castle (Castle Town Delvin) | Ruins | Nugent -- late 13th century | Delvin | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://westmeath.goireland.com/scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.3069/areatype.T/cat.9/SubjectID.77/PremisesID.13541/qx/premises.htm |
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Derrypatrick Castle | Site of a 12th(?) century earthwork castle. | N 8272 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/derrypatrick.htm | ||||
Dexter | 15th century tower-house | ||||||
Donaghmore Round Tower | Round Tower | N884699 | http://roundtowers.org/donaghmore/index.htm | ||||
Donore Castle | Partial* | A small 15th century towerhouse. | MacGeoghegan | N 7149 | http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/donore.shtm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/donore.htm |
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Dormerstown Castle | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/ardbraccan.htm | ||||||
Duleek Castle (Diuelecke, Mora Castle) | None | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/d/duleek.htm | |||||
Dunmoe Castle | Ruin | D'Arcy -- 15th century | Athboy | N902702 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/dunmoe.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/dunmoe.html http://meath.goireland.com/scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.188/areatype.C/cat.9/SubjectID.77/PremisesID.11974/qx/premises.htm http://dol.12travel.ie/ie/Midlands_East/Navan.html |
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Dunsany Castle | Full* | Plunkett -- four towers remain from 1180 | http://www.dunsany.net/castle1.htm | ||||
Fennor Castle (Fenner Castle) | A 17th century "T-plan" towerhouse. | 17th century strong-house | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/f/fennor.htm | ||||
Galtrim Castle | Site of an earthwork castle of the 12th(?) century. | N 7649 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/g/galtrim.htm | ||||
Gormanstown Castle | Preston (1768) -- built over the 14th century castle | http://meath.goireland.com/scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.188/areatype.C/cat.9/SubjectID.77/PremisesID.12017/qx/premises.htm | |||||
Grange Castle | Full* | Bermingham | http://www.ils.ie/grange/gr-hist.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/k/carrick.htm |
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Kells Castle | Site of an Anglo-Norman castle abandoned by the 12th century. | 6th century monastic site (St. Columba) | N740759 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/k/kells2.htm | |||
Kells Round Tower | Round Tower | N740758 | http://roundtowers.org/kells/index.htm | ||||
Kilbeg Castle | A motte castle. | N 7780 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/k/kilbeg.htm | ||||
Killeen Castle | Ruins | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/killeen.htm http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=1996&County=Meath&id=2134 |
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Kilmessan Castle | Site of a 13th century motte castle. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/k/kilmessan.htm | |||||
Liscartan Castle | Ruins | A pair of conjoined towerhouses of the 15th century. | two tower-houses | N 8409 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://www.factbites.com/topics/Slane-Abbey http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/l/liscartan.htm |
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Lisclogher Castle | A 16/17th century "Z-plan" towerhouse. | N 6862 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/l/lisclogher.htm | ||||
Maiden Tower | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/m/maiden.htm | ||||||
Mellifont Castle | Ruins | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/mellifont.htm | |||||
Muff Castle | Ruins | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cav/enniskeen.htm http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/bective.php |
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Navan Castle | Site of an early Anglo-Norman motte castle. | N 8768 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/n/navan.htm | ||||
Newtown Castle | Ruins | http://oldirishimages.com/towns%20and%20villages/co%20meath/trim/trim%20pages/ME165.html | |||||
Nobber Castle | A small Anglo-Norman motte and bailey castle. | N 8286 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/n/nobber.htm | ||||
Rathmore Castle | A four-storeyed "L-plan" towerhouse. | N 7566 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/r/rathmore.htm | ||||
Rathwire Castle | An early Anglo-Norman motte castle with traces of later stonework. | N 5343 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/r/rathwire.htm | ||||
Ratoath Castle | An early 13th century motte. | O 0351 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/r/ratoath.htm | ||||
Robertstown castle | Ruins | N786842 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/robertstown.html http://meath.goireland.com/scripts/low/xq/asp/areaid.188/areatype.C/cat.9/SubjectID.77/PremisesID.13084/qx/premises.htm http://tower_house.tripod.com/irishhistoricmonuments/id32.html |
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Scurlogstown Castle | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://www.sherlockireland.accessgenealogy.com/about.html http://www.emigrant.ie/article.asp?iCategoryID=83&iArticleID=15177 |
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Skreen Castle | A 12th (?) century motte and bailey castle. | N 9458 | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/s/skreen.htm | ||||
Skreen Hill | A ruined tower on a hill. | http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/s/skreen2.htm | |||||
Slane Castle | Full* | A 12th century motte castle with later stonework, now absorbed in the later building. | Conyngham-- Gothic revival | N 7657 | Bed & Breakfast | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://www.tourismresources.ie/cht/slane.htm http://www.selfcateringreservations.com/prop/slane.htm http://www.irishweddings.ie/?module=products&showcat=41&showproduct=1539 http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/s/slane.htm |
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Talbots Castle | |||||||
Tara Castle (Teamhair Castle, Hill of Tara) | Possible forts here. | ancient site of the High Kingship of Ireland | N920595 | http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/tara.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/t/tara.htm |
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Tonregie (Ancient Fortress at Bailieborough Castle) | None | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/cav/bboro.htm | |||||
Trim Castle | Partial* | A 13th century great tower, of square plan with a sqare tower in the centre of each side, surrounded by a curtain wall with a number of mural towers and a rectangular gatehouse. | de Lacy (c1175), Tyrell (1212), Peppard (1220) | N803567 | http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/meath/comeath.htm http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/meath/trim.html http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/attractions/castles/trim.shtm http://www.irishtourist.com/details/trim_castle.shtml http://62.73.177.39/en/HistoricSites/East/TrimCastleMeath/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/nigel.bacon/castles/data/ireland/t/trim.htm |
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