Castletown

226 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castletown, from 12 m² to 285,897 m² (28.59 ha, 70.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• M2Mixed Use (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Established Residential (Existing residential)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 27 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise & Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Sporting Recreational (Active open space)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S1Community, Educational & Institutional (Education)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3Community, Educational & Institutional (Community facilities)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S2Community, Educational & Institutional (Health and related)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 CastletownGeoghegan, Westmeath · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 4 Sept 2026N/a

  proposed development which will consist of the enlargement and upgrading of an existing playing pitch located in the south-western portion of the club grounds, including the installation of ball-stop netting and associated support poles, floodlighting, the construction of a pedestrian walkway around the pitch with associated lighting poles, the provision of perimeter fencing and gates, the installation of team dugouts, and all associated site development and ancillary works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2660467

• 24 Oct 2025Conditional

  construction of a two story domestic garage. The domestic garage will have storage on the ground floor and a home office and gym on the first floor. The application will also consist all associated site-works and landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560524

• 24 Jun 2025Conditional

  retention permission for a conservatory at the rear of my dwellinghouse and to retain two sheds to the rear of the site

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2560314

• 23 Mar 2025Conditional

  (1) Change of use from existing Garda Barracks to proposed private dwelling house, (2) renovation and extension of existing Garda Barracks to accommodate a kitchen/living space on ground floor and 2no. bedrooms on first floor, (3) renovation and reconfiguration of existing dwelling house, (4) demolition of existing domestic shed, (5) construction of 2 no. dwelling houses, (6) connection to existing public drainage infrastructure, (7) provision of 3 no. car parking spaces and (8) all ancillary site services. The development consists of the carrying out of works to a protected structure. (RPS No. 032-011)

  Permission, 3 homes · Westmeath County Council, 2560123

• 20 Dec 2024N/a

  (1) Change of use from existing Garda Barracks to proposed private dwelling house, (2) renovation and extension of existing Garda Barracks to accommodate a kitchen/living space on ground floor and 2no. bedrooms on first floor, (3) renovation and reconfiguration of existing dwelling house, (4) demolition of existing domestic shed, (5) construction of 2 no. dwelling houses, (6) connection to existing public drainage infrastructure, (7) provision of 3 no. car parking spaces and (8) all ancillary site services. The development consists of the carrying out of works to a protected structure

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2460497

• 23 Jul 2024Conditional

  (a) replacement of existing silage pit with a slatted shed which will consist of slatted area with slurry holding tank underneath and cubicles. (b) Also construction of a silage pit with retaining walls and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2451

• 24 Jun 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of retention permission for the location of house and gateway as built and permission for new southern boundary, new connection to mains foul sewer and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460213

• 24 Jun 2024Conditional

  development which will consist of constructing a new dwelling, new access to public road, connect into existing on site foul sewer and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2460214

• 11 Sept 2023Conditional

  (a) Construction of a child care facility containing two number classrooms, toilets and baby changing room. (b) To re-purpose, upgrade and extend existing building on site to contain proposed reception area, toilet and canteen area. (c) To upgrade existing street frontage and existing site boundaries, to upgrade and connect to existing site services and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 2360297

• 21 Feb 2023Conditional

  RETENTION of existing extension servicing existing bungalow type dwelling house together with existing detached garage as constructed and all ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2325

• 7 Feb 2023Conditional

  a change of use from Playschool (previously granted under Planning Ref. No.16/6203) back to domestic dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2360023

• 5 Dec 2022Conditional

  to construct 1No dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2260023

• 17 Oct 2022Conditional

  Retention for a revised design on Planning Permission previously granted (Ref. 21/628). The development will consist of a 31sqm first floor extension with an increase in roof height.

  Retention, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 22503

• 4 Jul 2022N/a

  construct 1 no. dwelling, garage, waste water treatment system and associated polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22349

• 8 Jun 2022N/a

  construct a) a 3-bedroom bungalow type dwelling, b) domestic garage, c) domestic septic tank and percolation area, d) connection to public water mains, e) entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 22307

• 29 Nov 2021Conditional

  permission to demolish existing extension at rear and to construct a new extension to include a Kitchen, Dining area, hall, bathroom, study and utility room and to construct a new porch at the front with all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21628

• 15 Nov 2021Conditional

  Permission to construct a new dwelling, garage, upgrade existing entrance onto road, a waste water treatment system and percolation area & all associated Site works at

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 21608

• 9 Nov 2021Refused

  construct a) a 3-bedroom bungalow type dwelling b) domestic garage, c) domestic septic tank and percolation area, d)connection to public water main, e) entrance onto public road and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 21598

• 8 Jul 2021Conditional

  The proposed development will comprise the retention of the change of use to restaurant use (75.58 sqm) and the retention of an extension (29.2 sqm) to the overall retained restaurant use (104.81 sqm) as includes a new glazed door and window façade and to provide on site dining facilities, take-away and outdoor covered seating area and replacement of roller shutter doors to rear storage building with glazed door and window façade and all associated soft and half landscaping treatment and ancillary site services

  Retention · Westmeath County Council, 21375

• 24 Feb 2021Conditional

  to construct a bungalow dwelling, garage and share existing entrance onto public road, connect into existing public water main & four sewer and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 2188

• 10 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission to construct an extension to existing dwelling. The ground floor extension will consist of a new kitchen and living quarters. The application will also consist of the retention of a domestic garage and all associated site works and drainage

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206318

• 4 Nov 2020Conditional

  Permission for development of a new restaurant/café of 443sqm at (R389) Kilbeggan road, (Castletown Td), Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath The proposed development will comprise the construction of a new restaurant/café of 443 sqm with outdoor covered seating area, an enhanced entrance onto the public road from the existing agricultural access point, associated car and cycle parking area (27 no. car spaces and 30 no. cycle spaces), complementary soft and hard landscaping treatments and all ancillary site services and above and below ground works

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 206302

• 14 Sept 2020Conditional

  construct a ground floor extension which incorporates a granny flat within the existing dwelling, permission is also sought for alterations and renovation works to existing dwelling, new detached garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206245

• 6 Aug 2020Conditional

  renovate existing cottage and construct a single store extension to rear. Retention permission is also sought for as built garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Westmeath County Council, 206209

• 5 Nov 2019Refused

  Construction of a 443 square meter café building with outdoor covered seating area, entrance onto public road, parking area and all ancillary site services

  Permission · Westmeath County Council, 196306

The 25 most recent of 37 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Castletown.

Recorded monuments

• WM025-140 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to S. Anomalous stone group (WM025-141----) and enclosure (WM025-141001-) lie c. 60m to ESE. Monument described in 1971 as an oval-shaped are enclosed by a substantial earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and remains of an outer earth and stone bank. A wide gap (Wth at top 5.4m; basal Wth 3.7m) in the inner bank at S may represent the entrance. The inner bank is almost reduced to a scarp from NW-N-ENE and has several small and relatively modern disturbance gaps elsewhere. There are slight remains of an internal stone facing. The fosse is very shallow and it is completely infilled in places. It is best preserved from SE-S-W-N and is very faint on the E. The outer bank is visible from S-SW and from WNW-NW-N, being fragmentary elsewhere. A later field bank crosses the site of the outer bank at NNW and a portion of another similar, bank intersects the outer bank, also at NNW. The interior rises gently from the perimeter toward the centre and has several humps and hollows which appear to be due to uneven rock outcrop. A house site (WM025-140001-) is visible in the W quadrant. A low subrectangular-shaped platform (L 22m NNW-SSE; 20m ENE-WSW) defined by a well-preserved scarp (approx. 1m) adjoins the exterior at SSE where it overlies the site of the fosse. This would therefore appear to be a later feature, probably a form of annex. Monument is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography as a subcircular-shaped area abutted to SE by a large farm shed. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

• WM025-140001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to S. In the W quadrant of ringfort (WM025-140----) is a low platform which is obscured by vegetation. Traces of a small rectangular house site appear to be in the NW corner of this platform. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

• WM025-141 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to S. Depicted as a ‘circle of stones’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Monument described in 2003 as no surface remains visible. A building and a compound with a concrete yard are at this location. A mound (WM025-141001-) to E may be of archaeological interest. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

• WM025-142 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a substantial earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and the remains of an outer bank, a gap (Wth at top 4.2m; basal Wth 1.8m) at E may represent the entrance. The bank is present from ENE-E-S-W-N and has been removed from N-NE-ENE. The fosse is visible from S-SW-W and the exterior is much disturbed where there is a modern cultivation scarp. An outer bank is traceable from S-SW-W. There is a modern-looking low, steep, scarp running NW-SE across the interior inside where the bank has been removed. The surface of the interior has been dug away to the NW of this. A possible house site (WM025-142001-) adjoins the interior of the bank at NW. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

• WM025-142001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. In the interior of ringfort (WM025-142----) adjoining the base of the bank at NW. Monument described in 1971 as a slight depression (3.7m NE-SW; 2.6m NW-SE) with a very slight mound (int. H 0.1m; max. ext. H 0.35m; Wth c. 1.8m) on its upper edge at the SW end. This may be the remains of a house site. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27September 2019

• WM025-143 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a small, steep hillock (332ft /101m OD), in gently undulating pasture. Monument described as a much disturbed roughly circular-shaped area (dims. 30.5m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by a steep earthen bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.7m) which is almost reduced to a scarp. There is no definite trace of a fosse. A large portion of the perimeter and some of the interior has been quarried away from SE-S-SW. The original entrance is not visible. The interior rises from the bank to the centre and presents a slightly domed appearance which could potentially be man-made or simply the crown of the hillock. The surface of the interior is uneven and the presence of an OS trigonometric station may account for the disturbed appearance. There is a small low sub-rectangular-shaped embankment against the E side of the external face of the bank which is of unknown significance. There are relatively modern plough scarps in the vicinity of the monument. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 27 September 2019

• WM032-011 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Castle site depicted standing on glebe land 350m W of St. Mary's church of Castletown Kindalen (WM032-014003-) also known as Vastina and 235m N of medieval castle site (WM032-013----). Glebe House depicted 200m to E. Depicted as 'Site of Castle Kindalen' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. This castle site may have been a 17th century house or 'court' described in the Ordnance Survey Letters of 1837 which stated that 'there was a Court, where a schoolhouse now stands at the glebe house. This court it is said, was built about 200 years ago and occupied by the Geoghegans from one of whom, Captain Dillon purchased it. The stones made use of in building this court, were translated to the building of Jamestown House, which was built 80 or 90 years ago by Kedagh McGeoghegan' (OSL, 308-09). Castle site surveyed by Con Manning in 1999 and described as following; 'Examining this site closely I noted that one section of wall (marked in red on attached map copy) is earlier than the rest and could well be medieval. There is part of a relieving arch visible in the south face near ground level. The other portions of wall appears to be post medieval and might mark an entrance off a sunken way that appears to run along this line of field fences in a roughly east/west direction (SMR File 14/10/1999). An earlier ASI report from 1981 recorded that 'some high section of stone wall, the wall curving in places mark the site of the castle. This wall now marks the boundary between two fields. There is nothing to indicate that the remains are part of a castle, no definite remains of structures and no decorated stone (SMR File 19/10/1981). On the OS 25-inch map, a section of the N wall of Castle Kindalen is indicated running E-W immediately to the S of the post-medieval house marked on this map as 'Vastina Lodge'. This wall running E-W appears to be the N gable of a castle known as 'Castle Kindalen'. On the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map the centre of the N gable appears to kick out in a fashion similar to a gable-ended chimney stack. This map appears to depict short sections of the E and W side walls running off the S face of the N gable of Castle Kindalen. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2013

• WM032-012 Earthwork
  Description

  Situated in pasture, on the grounds of the former Glebe House (b. 1810) now Vastina House, to S of crossroads in Castletown Geoghegan. Not depicted or named on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or on the 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map. It is possible that this monument is still preserved in the roadside boundary. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography as its location is obscured by shadow cast from nearby trees. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 22 November 2019

• WM032-013 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Located 270m SW of the village of Castletown Geoghegan. Nearby monuments include a chapel (WM032-014001-) and graveyard (WM032-014002-) 230m to the NNE, motte and bailey castle (WM032-015----) 240m to the E and Castle Kindalen (WM032-011----) 250m to the NW. The Ordnance Survey Letters of 1837 compiled by Thomas O'Conor recorded that this castle site was the 'castle from which the townland, as the people think took its name' (OSL, 308). This reference suggests that the medieval MacGeoghegan castle was located here rather than at the location of the site marked as 'Castle Kindalen' (WM032-011----) 250m to the NW. In 1624 an inquisition into the estate of Hugh Geoghegan of Castletown who died in 1622 recorded that the manor of Castletown Kindalen contained one castle and one watermill (WM032-116----) belonging to the deceased Hugh (Cal. inq. post mortem, no. 65). He was succeeded by his son and heir Arthur who was married and 33 years of age at the time of his father’s death. The medieval MacGeoghegan castle is depicted standing beside St Mary’s Church (WM032-014003-) of Vastina on the 1654-56 Down Survey map of Castletown parish (NLI, MS. 723-4). On this map the castle is depicted as a tower house type structure which was the residence of Art McHugh Geoghegan in 1641. Art, son of Hugh Geoghegan is described as an ‘Irish papist’ and the owner of 395 acres of land in the townland of Castletown. Monument surveyed by ASI in 1979 and described as following; 'an irregular D-shaped area outlined by a low scarp and field banks. A straight field fence (hedge on a low earth and stone bank) forms the straight side on the NE and part of the NW side. A low scarp runs in an arc from the field fence around to the W and S where it turns steeply to run NE up to a corner of the field bank. The field bank continues this line NE for a short distance before turning sharply to run SE. A second low bank runs outside the first from the W-S and then runs in an arc to the W where it joins the end of the field bank. A low, slight bank of earth and stone runs along part of this scarp but seems to be an old field bank. There is a low bank stone and earth along the inner scarp from S to E but this could also be an old field bank but this is uncertain. There is no indication of an entrance. The interior is uneven and slopes from S to N in the W part and from N to S in the E part. There are old cultivation ridges (running E-W) in the E part of the interior. There is a low rectangular platform of earth in the S corner of the inner scarp. This is on the highest part of the site but its significance is unclear. the site is difficult to interpret and its original shape is unclear. The outer scarp may have been no older than an old field bank. The old field drain shown close to the site on the 1912 ed. OS 6-inch map is not now visible although the mill race or stream still runs S of the site as shown on the 1912 ed. OS 6-inch map. The site is on a slight rise in pasture land. There are extensive views to the S but it is overlooked on the SW by a rise of ground and by a motte & bailey castle (WM032-015----) 240m to the E' (SMR File 11/09/1978). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 February 2013

• WM032-014001 Chapel
  Description

  In the W quadrant of a graveyard (WM032-014002-). The remains of a 17th century chapel (int. dims. 4.7m E-W; 3.9m N-S; wall T 0.7m), the walls of which are covered with heavily-clad ivy making detailed examination impossible. The chapel is entered through a doorway (Wth 0.9m) located close to the SW angle of the S wall (H 2.3m). The remains of a draw-bar socket (dims. Wth 0.15m x H 0.2m) can be seen inside the doorway in the E splay of the embrasure. The door surround is constructed with cut, dressed limestone jambs which is covered with heavily-clad ivy and has a round-headed arch with cut, dressed limestone voussoirs. Rough punch dressing is visible on the soffits of the voussoirs. There is a central window in the E gable with a narrow, round-headed light (H 0.9m; Wth 0.27m) with dressed, chamfered limestone jambs with eight iron bar holes visible. There is no evidence of any other window opening in the N, S and W walls of the chapel. In the E gable there is a small square-headed wall-cupboard/aumbry (Wth 0.38m x H 0.31m x D 0.33m) in the SE angle and a second similar aumbry (Wth 0.45m x H 0.4m x D 0.3m) in the NE angle. A walled burial enclosure which contains broken table-top tombs of post-1700 date has been built onto the E gable of the chapel. This monument was surveyed by ASI in 1987 and described as a chapel with an inscription beside the doorway whic reads “THIS CHAPPEL WAS ERECTED BY JAMES WYER IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIS SON DANIEL WYER IN THE YEAR 1671” (SMR File). This inscription is not visible today due the heavy cover of ivy on the walls of the chapel. An earlier report dating from 1981 recorded a different version of the inscription which was read as; ‘THIS CHAPPEL WAS ERECTED FOR JAMES WYER ESQR IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIS SON DANIEL WYER IN THE YEAR 1671' (SMR File). The chapel was described by Cogan (1867, 417) as following; 'There is a mortuary chapel in the cemetery (WM032-014002-), which measures fifteen feet four inches [4.67m] by ten feet nine inches [3.27m]'. On a slab is: " This chappell was erected for James Wyer, Esq., in remembrance of his son, Daniel Wyer, in the year 1671." Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2013

• WM032-014002 Graveyard
  Description

  Atop natural rise of ground in the centre of the village of Castletown-Geoghegan with motte and bailey castle (WM032-015----) 85m to the S, castle site (WM032-013----) 215m to the SW and the remains of Castle Kindalen (WM032-011----) 350m to the NW. A roughly D-shaped area (c. 80m NE-SW; c. 62m N-S) enclosed by a stone wall of post-1700 date with entrance gate at E and stone stile in W section of boundary wall. A 19th century C of I church ruins dedicated to St. Brigid forms a section of the graveyard boundary on the S side. A 19th century C of I graveyard is attached to the S side of St. Brigid’s Church which is enclosed by a stone wall adjoining onto the larger graveyard. On the highest ground in the N quadrant of the graveyard stands the poorly preserved remains of the medieval church (WM032-014003-) ruins of Vastina dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary with 17th century mortuary chapel (WM032-014001-) erected in the memory of the Wyer family located 6m W of the church. 18th and 19th century headstones can be seen throughout the graveyard which was heavily overgrown at time of inspection. Sub-circular shaped graveyard wall led to Swan (1988, 16) to suggest that the graveyard boundary may follow the line of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM032-011004-). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2013

• WM032-014003 Church
  Description

  The ruins of the medieval rectory of Castletown Kindalen dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary stands on top of the highest ground in the centre of a D-shaped graveyard (WM032-014002-). The church of Castletown Kindalen formed part of the estate belonging to the Dominican 'House of the Friars Preachers' (WM019-089004-) in Mullingar. A second reference suggested that this church belonged to the estate of the Augustinian priory (WM019-089009-) in Mullingar Present remains consist of the poorly preserved ivy-clad remains of a rectangular church (int. dims. c. 30m E-W; 7.6m N-S; wall T 1m) built of uncoursed rubble. The ivy-clad S wall and W gable are best preserved and stand near to full height (H 2.6m), only a short section of the W end of the N wall survives upstanding (L 6m), the remaining stretch of the N wall no longer survives upstanding and there are no remains visible of the E gable. There are no features visible on the heavily clad ivy-covered W gable and upstanding section of the N wall. The church was entered though a dressed-stone doorway (Wth 0.95m) located slightly W-of-centre in the S wall. Only the lower jambs of this dressed-stone doorway survive intact on either side of the entrance. Two chamfered limestone jambs with deep punch dressed surfaces survive intact on the E side of the entrance. On the W side of the entrance the doorway has been partially rebuilt with a label stop/hood moulding terminal placed on top of a chamfered jamb belonging to the original doorway. The label-stop or hood moulding terminal may have belonged to the external moulding over the doorway or of a window belonging to the church. The shape of the stop is similar to an inverted half-pyramid shape. Lying on the surface in front of the entrance are four punch dressed chamfered limestone voussoirs (L 0.44m) of the original archway of the dressed-stone church doorway. The curve of the voussoirs suggests that the dressed-stone doorway may have possessed a four-centred arch. The remains of a broken out window embrasure (Wth 1.8m) are visible in the S wall located 4.7m to the W of the doorway. This window opening looks into a post-1700 walled enclosure built up against the external face of the S wall of the church. The remains of a window embrasure (Wth 1.45m) belonging to a single light window (Wth 0.25m) can be seen in the S wall 11.4m to the E of the doorway. Located 0.6m to the E of this window embrasure are the remains of a square-headed wall-cupboard or aumbry (H 0.55m; Wth 0.55m; D 0.4m). A short section of the S wall (L 1.2m) survives upstanding to the E of this wall-cupboard with no remains visible of the SE angle or E gable of the church. The remains of two post-1700 walled burial enclosures (wall T 0.6m) located E of centre on the N wall have been built up against the external face of the church. A third post-1700 walled burial enclosure located W-of-centre on the S wall has been built up against the external face of the church wall. A fourth post-1700 walled burial enclosure has been built up against the external wall of the church located E-of-centre on the S wall. A 19th century cut stone wall memorial has been inserted into the external face of the S wall of the church immediately to the W of the doorway. The interior of the church is occupied by burial plots with memorials of post-1700 date. The church was described by Cogan (1867, 417) as following; 'The old church is all but gone, as most of the walls have been torn down for building purposes. It measured about ninety-four feet [28.65m] in length. There is a mortuary chapel (WM032-014001-) in the cemetery (WM032-014002-)'. This building is depicted as an ‘Abbey’ on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map although Gwynn and Hadcock (1988, 364) record that this building was not the remains of a monastic abbey. This medieval church was recorded as the church of ‘Vastina’ in the 1302-06 ecclesiastical taxation of Ireland when it was valued at 20 marks with a tenth value of 2 marks (Sweetman 1886, 257). In 1409 the rector of Vastina was appointed to ‘act as the archbishop's proctor for punishing delinquents convicted in the metropolitical visitation of Meath, now proceeding, in the deaneries of Molynger [Mullingar], Clonard, and Ardnurchyr [Ardnurcher]’ (Lawlor 1912-13, 130). In 1450 a papal letter was sent to 'the abbot of Rosglas [Monastarevin] and the prior of St. Mary's, Dirun (rectius Drum/Durrow), in the dioceses of Kildare (Daren.) and Meath, and the archdeacon of Meath. Mandate to collate and assign to Andrew Oharayn, priest, of the diocese of Kildare, (who was lately dispensed by papal authority, notwithstanding his illegitimacy as the son of unmarried parents, to be promoted to all, even holy orders and hold a benefice even with cure, after which he had himself so promoted), the personatus of Castletown Kindalen (ville Castelli de Kynalena) in the diocese of Meath, value not exceeding 12 marks sterling, so long void by the death of Dermit Orebene that by the Lateran statutes its collation lapsed to the apostolic see; summoning and removing Maurice Macrethin, priest, of the said diocese of Meath, who under pretext of a collation made to him by authority of the ordinary after the said lapse, has unduly detained possession for more than sixteen years. Andrew is hereby specially dispensed to receive and hold it' (Cal. papal letters, 501). There is some confusion over the ownership of the rectory at Vastina. According to Scott (2005, 267) the church at Vastina formed part of the estate belonging to the Augustinian Priory (WM019-089009-) at Mullingar. After the dissolution of this monastery in 1539, the prior of the Augustinian Priory, John Petit leased the rectory to Edward Petit and Thomas Casey in 1540 along with an annual pension of £20 (ibid.). However the Tudor Fiants recorded that the church of Vastina belonged to the estate of the Dominican friary (WM019-089004-) in Mullingar. In 1566 Walter Hope, a Dublin merchant, was granted 'the site of the house of friars preachers (WM019-089004-) of Mollingar with appurtenances, and the rectories of Vastina (WM032-014003-) and Churchetowne (WM025-011----), parcel of the possessions of the priory of Mollingar. To hold for ever in fee-farm, by the service of a twentieth part of a knight's fee, at a rent of 40s. for the friary, and of &8 for the rectories, and maintaining curates in the churches’ (Nicholls 1994, 109; Walsh 1941, 256-7). In 1610 Thomas Hope of Mullingar was granted the 'the rectories, churches, and chapels of Wastina or Vastina otherwise called the rectory of the B. V. Mary of Castlelekillaleney and Churchtowne, with all their tithes and other profits' (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I., 156). In 1641 Robert MacGeoghegan was the parish priest of Castletown (1641 Depositions, TCD, MS 817, fols 034r-034v). In 1677 Dr. Neptune Bllod, Dean of Kilfenora was granted the two impropriate rectories of Westena alias Castletown Kindalen and Churchtown, formerly belonging to the abbey of Mullingar, to him in fee simple under the yearly rent of 6l. sterling as Alexander Hope and his predecessors formerly paid (Daniell 1911, 284). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 5 March 2013

• WM032-014004 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Possible ecclesiastical enclosure identified by Swan (1988, 16) who recorded that there was evidence of a possible enclosure in the circular form of the boundary wall of the graveyard (WM032-014002-). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 25 August 2015

• WM032-015 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  Monument surveyed by ASI in 1976 and described as following; 'The motte is a large steep-sided, flat-topped mound (top diam. 14.6m N-S; 15.4m E-W) of earth and stones, with a kidney-shaped bailey on its N side. There is a steep-sided fosse at the foot of the motte which also extends around the foot of the bailey. There is a substantial bank of earth and stones outside the fosse from NW-W-S-SE. The bank has been defaced by later digging on the E and NE, as has the fosse in places. A later field wall runs along the outer edge of the fosse from NNE-N-NNW and an old disused field bank (earth and stone) runs along the line of the bank from NNW-NW before turning to run W away from the site for a short distance where it turns to run S and again turns to run E. The top of the motte is flat and featureless but shows signs of recent disturbance, and of small circular shallow holes in the surface. The bailey is also steep-sided with traces of large amounts of stone visible at its N, SW and SE corner. The upper surface is rather uneven and there is a low mound of earth and stone (significance unknown) at the SE corner. A low scarp of unknown significance runs in an arc across the bailey from the NE to the SW. A low platform not very clearly defined of rectangular outline at the N may be a house site (int. dims. 6.3m x 3.7m; wall T 1.2m; wall H 0.2m). The fosse separating the bailey from the motte is on a slightly higher level than the fosse around the site and its ends have been blocked by low slight banks of stone and earth, seems to be the remains of walls. There are a number of large stones in the fosse. Field stones have been dumped in the fosse on the W side of the motte. A number of thorn trees and bushes grow here and there on the sides of the bailey and the motte and on the outer bank. The site is on a small natural ridge or hill in pasture land. There are extensive views in all directions. The site lies on the S side of a Castletown-Geoghegan village. Castle site to the NW. church directly to the N’ (SMR File 16/08/1976). A second report dating from 1982 recorded the existence of a ‘rectangular house site (approx. dims. 5.4m N-S; 8.6m E-W; wall T 1.2m) in NW corner of bailey. This may possibly be part of a larger structure occupying a substantial portion of the ground surface of the bailey as I noted another wall footing of similar thickness running out from S edge of bailey towards (joining?) the SW corner of the rectangular structure. These wall footings should be viewed from top of motte under good lighting conditions’ (SMR File 29/03/1982). Castletown Kindalen motte & bailey was probably built by Hugh De Lacy some time before his death in 1186 at nearby Durrow monastery. Later the earth & timber castle became the manor castle of 'Le Wastyn' also known as Vastina which was a sub-manor of the larger manor of Dysart held by Ralph Pipard (Cal. justic. rolls, Ire. Edw. I, 353). Thomas FitzAvery held the lands of 'Kindalen' as a tenant of Ralph Pipard of Dysart who granted his lands to the King in 1301 (Orpen 1920, 168). Around 1287 Ralph Pipard sold the manorial lands of Dysart to John de Kent who became Lord of Dysart. In 1303 the extent of the manor of Dysart listed Thomas Fitz Allure [FitzAvery] as the 'late lord of Kynalcan [Kindalen] (ibid.). The following year in 1304 the King granted to Richard de Burgh the custody of the land and heir of Ralph Pypard (Cal. doc. Ire., 113). In 1307 the lands of 'Kenalean' [Kindalen] were sold to John de Fresingfeld who purchased them from Thomas le Fiz Auuerey [FitzAvery]. The lands at Castletown Kindalen formed part of the estate belonging to William de Burgo [Burgh], Earl of Ulster. An inquisition into his estate after his death in 1333 described the manor of 'Le Wastyn' as consisting of 'Divers lands and tenements in a place called ‘le Wastyn,’ held of the king in chief by knight’s service, viz.—at Adameston. Rogeryston, Mylton, and Colmoryston [or Colomoriston], 370a. land which used to be under the lord’s carucate, and now lie waste because in the marches amongst the Irish; four carucates and 40a. land, each carucate containing 120a., in Bylrath, Mylton, Brustnagh, Clonbaltyn, Brenanyston, Kyllellin, Lathard, Cloghmol, Kyleley, Drummore, Cromore, Moyel, Rothan, Hay, Balytarsyn, Moytanwagh, and Tullaghmel, now worth nothing because wholly destroyed by Macoghan and other Irish there; 22s. yearly rent from lands, &c., at Clonmok [or Clommok]; 6s. 8d. yearly rent from lands there held freely in fee; a yearly rent of a pair of spurs or 6d. from lands, &c., in Tomlynyston [or Tommelyneston]; 2s. yearly rent from lands, &c., in Clonmoryston; 20s. yearly rent from a carucate of land at Samalysrath; 5s. 1d. yearly rents from lands in Mylton; 1d. yearly rent from land in Remoundeston; and divers lands and tenements held by free tenants (named) in divers places annexed to the said place called ‘le Wastyn,’ who render nothing yearly except suit at the court of the said place every fifteen days, and 3s. 4d, for royal service, when proclaimed, for each carucate of land, each one according to the portion of land which he holds, viz.—lands at Droghald, in Clonbrenan, Benetyston and Mylton, in Rogeryston, Lesdry, Colmoryston, Colsyn, Kyllyngbeg, Adameston, Balichillin, Thomelineston, Remoundeston [or Reymondeston], and Remoundiston Freyns' (Sharp & Stamp 1909, 371). In 1334 after his death the lands of Le Wastyn passed to his Widow Matilda (Maud of Lancaster) 'to hold as the said Matilda's dower, and therefore the king orders the escheator to cause all the said castles, manors, lands, rents, cantreds and third parts to be assigned and delivered to Matilda to hold in dower as aforesaid' (Maxwell Lyte 1898, 250) See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 8 September 2017

• WM032-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Monument surveyed by ASI in 1976 and described as following; ‘This site is no longer visible. A pair of houses have been built along the roadside just N of sites location and it is possible that it was destroyed during house construction?’ (SMR File 17/08/1976). An earlier ASI site report dating from 1971 described the monument as following; ‘A oval enclosure with a slight general slope from NNW-SSE bounded by a substantial earthen bank. No definite trace of a fosse on the surface. A large portion of the bank has been removed on the NNW. There are other disturbance gaps in the bank. The original entrance way is no recognisable. A substantial earthen bank extends E-W across the interior. There is a modern metal structure inside the surrounding bank on the NNE. The interior and banks are completely masked by meadow so that satisfactory observation is not possible. The surrounding bank also supports whitethorn trees and briars. Sited on a slight natural rise and surrounded by gently undulating fertile land of pasture and meadow’ (SMR File 23/06/1971). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 February 2013

• WM032-017 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Monument surveyed by ASI in 1977 and described as following; ‘A roughly circular enclosure (diam. 25.5m N-S; 26.5m E-W) bounded by a bank of earth and stone from the E-N-W, and by a scarp on the S. There is no indication of a fosse. The bank is best preserved on NW and it is very slight elsewhere. The bank on the NE and E is much slighter and more recent looking than elsewhere. The bank is absent from SE-S-SW. There is a gap (Wth 1.4m) in the bank on the NNW but this seems to be due to disturbance and there is no indication of an original entrance. The interior is uneven and slopes from W to E and from N to S on the W side. A roughly rectangular enclosure [structure/house] (int. dims. 5.2m NNW-SSE; 6.7m WSW-ENE) lies to the E of centre. This is outlined by a slight low bank of stone and earth on the E and N and it is cut into the natural slope on the W, its S side is obscured by a large thorn tree. The bank particularly on the W appears to be of more recent origin than the site bank and this structure may have been a farm shed of relatively recent date. The bank is overgrown in parts on the E, N and particularly on the W with thorn trees and a single thorn tree stands in the interior. The site is on the SE end of a long and relatively high NW-SE ridge in pasture land. The site is on the slope at the end of the ridge and partly on the E side of the ridge. The side of the ridge just outside the site on the W has been partly disturbed by old quarrying’ (SMR File 18/05/1977). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 February 2013

• WM032-018 Enclosure
  Description

  Monument surveyed by ASI in 1976 and described as following; 'Marked fort on the OS Fair Plan. The site is now an irregular sub-triangular area (dims. 32m N-S; 23m E-W) bounded from N-W-S by a steep scarp with a bank at its upper edge and from N-E-S by an almost straight bank/wall and drain, the boundary of a disused dwelling and yard. The perimeter has been defaced on the SE by an old quarry pit which was dug into the slope. The bank is highest at the N and NE but it is lower on the W and slight on the S. There is a narrow shallow drain inside the bank on the W and it has a modern post and wire fence along it on the N, where some wood has recently been dumped. The bank and scarp particularly on the W have the appearance more of a field bank than a ringfort bank but this could be due to later modification. There is some slippage of earth and stone from the scarp at the SW and an animal path runs outside the bank and at the top of the scarp on the W. The interior is uneven and rises irregularly towards the centre. It is higher than the ground level outside, most noticeably on the W and S. The interior has been planted with trees. The site is not convincing as a ringfort but it may be a small plantation placed on an earlier and much disturbed ringfort’ (SMR File 19/09/1976). Not depicted as an antiquity on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a grove of trees on the latest edition of the OS 6-inch map and on the 25-inch OS map. Of doubtful antiquity. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 February 2013

• WM032-116 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  In 1621 Hugh Mageoghegan of Castletown was ‘seised in fee of the manor of Castleton, Kinalleen, and the lands of Castleton, containing 1 castle (WM032-013----) and 60a, with a water-mill and fair’ (Cal. pat. rolls Ire., Jas I, 566). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 July 2015

Architectural heritage

• Saint Michael's Cemetery, graveyard/cemetery, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard on rectilinear plan, consecrated c.1890, having a variety of twentieth-century grave markers. Bounded by random rubble stone wall to the northeast with rendered gateway on a crescent plan and wrought-iron gates. Tree lined approach from the southeast. Roman Catholic church to south east.

• Saint Michael's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, built c.1885, having a single-storey canted bay window to the east facing side elevation. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and with a central pair of rendered chimneystacks having terracotta pots over. Roughcast rendered walls, mostly covered in creeper. Square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Central round-headed doorcase to the front façade (south) having a timber panelled door with wide fanlight over having margin glazing bars/pattern with coloured glass panels. Set back from road in extensive mature shared grounds with associated church to the south (15318003). Entrance gates to the southwest (to the rear of the church) comprising a pair of rendered gate piers on square-plan supporting wrought-iron decorative gates. Located to the north end of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Saint Michael's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1880–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached Roman Catholic church on cruciform plan, built c.1885, comprising five-bay nave, two-bay transepts to north and south, shallow apsidal chancel to the rear (west) and a four-stage tower on square-plan with broached spire (with lucarnes), offset, to north end of entrance front (east). Single-bay single-storey gable-fronted entrance porches to south side of entrance façade (east) and to east side of transepts. Clasping buttresses to corners of tower, nave and transepts. Single-storey sacristy to rear (northwest). Pitched natural slate roofs with raised cut stone verges with fractables, cut stone cross finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of snecked/coursed rock-faced limestone with ashlar limestone dressings and detailing. Paired pointed-arched openings with stained glass to nave. Twin cusped lancets with multifoil windows over to gable ends of transepts and twin multifoil windows to east side elevations of transepts. Three pairs of cusped lancet openings with stained glass windows to apsidal chancel (west). Entrance façade (east) has two cusped lancets to ground floor with twin-light Geometric windows over, flanking central canopied niche with statue of St. Michael. Pointed segmental-headed doorcase to entrance porch on south side of nave with timber double doors with ordered cut stone surrounds and hoodmoulding over. Interesting interior with Caen stone altar goods, timber cross beam roof and richly painted apse. Mosaic tiles to sanctuary added c.1925-7. Located to north end of Castletown Geoghegan on elevated site. Cast-iron gates and ashlar moulded ashlar limestone gate piers on square plan to the east and a rubble stone boundary wall to the south having crenellated coping over. Parochial house (15318002) to northwest and graveyard (15318001) to the north.

• Vastina House, gate lodge, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1813, marking the entrance to Vastina House (15318006) to the southwest. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and a single red brick chimneystack to the centre. Roughcast rendered walls over an ashlar limestone plinth. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and replacement timber casement windows having modern wrought-iron 'shutters'. Square-headed doorway to the south elevation having a timber sheeted door. Entrance to Vastina House located adjacent to the south, comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan with cut stone capstones over) supporting a pair of wrought-iron flat bar gates. Rubble limestone boundary wall runs away to the south. Located to the north end of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Vastina House, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1810–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former Church of Ireland rectory, built c.1813, having a two-storey over basement return to the rear at the north end. Hipped natural slate roof with a central pair of rendered chimneystacks having terracotta pots over. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Central round-headed doorway to the main façade (east) having a cut limestone doorcase, early recessed two panel timber door and a cast-iron petal fanlight over. Doorway reached by a splayed flight of seven cut stone steps having wrought-iron railings to either side (north and south). Set back from road in extensive mature grounds with complex of outbuildings to the rear (15318007), gate lodge and gates to the northeast (15318005) and associated Church of Ireland church to the southeast (15318012). Located to the northwest side of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Vastina House, outbuilding, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Complex of single and two-storey outbuildings arranged around a cobbled courtyard to the rear of Vastina House (15318006), built c.1813 and extended to the south c.1840. Pitched natural slate roofs having cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered finish over rubble stone walls with brick dressings to the openings. Square-headed window and door openings retaining early timber casement windows and timber sheeted doors and half-doors. Segmental-headed and square-headed carriage arches, one retaining timber sheeted double doors. Brick floors to interior of buildings. Cast-iron hand pump with a rectangular trough to the south side of the courtyard. Main entrance to the north side of complex through a pair of roughcast rendered rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having iron double gates. Located to the rear (west) of Vastina House (15318006). Set back from road in shared mature grounds to the northwest side of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Water pump, 1870–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1885, comprising a banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and a fluted ogee-dome cap over. Set on concrete plinth and surrounded by cast and wrought-iron railings. Located to the north side of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1700–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Early churchyard on irregular plan, erected c.1400, having a collection of cut stone grave markers, mainly dating from the eighteenth century to the early-twentieth century. Formerly in use as a Church of Ireland graveyard associated with a former Church of Ireland church to the south end (15318012). Ruins of medieval church and abbey (WM032-014---) to the centre and the remains of a later mortuary chapel, dated 1671 (plaque) to the west end of the churchyard. Bounded by a rubble stone wall with roughcast rendered finish over. Main entrance gates to the east side comprising a pair of roughly dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan with cut stone capstones over) supporting a wrought-iron flat bar gate. Located to the centre of Castletown Geoghegan.

• Castletown Geoghegan Garda Síochána Station, RIC barracks, 1810–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached five-bay two-storey former RIC barracks, built c.1820. Converted for use as a Garda barracks in 1928. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and with three rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to the first floor and replacement casement windows to the ground floor. Central window to the ground floor set in round-headed recess. Two square-headed doorways to the ground floor, each set in a round-headed recess, with replacement doors. Road-fronted to the southeast end of Castletown Geoghegan. Rendered boundary wall and a single-bay single-storey outbuilding with a hipped natural slate roof and roughcast rendered walls to the east.

• Middleton Park House, gates/railings/walls, 1800–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Field gate, erected c.1850, comprising a pair of rubble stone gate piers, on circular-plan with large capstones over, supporting a pair of wrought-iron flat bar gates. Pier to the east possibly rebuilt. Rubble stone wall runs away to the east. Located to the east of Castletown Geoghegan and to the north of Middleton Park (15318019).

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No address of the register names Castletown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Westmeath.

Name

Castletown

Area

2,795,154 m² (279.52 ha, 690.7 acres)

Civil parish

Castletownkindalen, and its townlands

Barony

Moycashel

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Adamstown, Ballyhast, Conranstown, Kilhugh, Kippinduff, Monaghanstown, Rathdrishoge, Rathnamuddagh

Placenames

Castletown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.