Why this matters
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Castle — Bracknahevla is recorded as Castle — unclassified in Westmeath. Situated on gently sloping ground, overlooking low-lying, rough pasture to S and SW. OS 6-inch map as a rectangular structure annotated ‘Castle’ and which appears to adjoin a circular-shaped ringwork (WM024-155001-) to SW.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: OS 6-inch map as a rectangular structure annotated ‘Castle’ and which appears to adjoin a circular-shaped ringwork (WM024-155001-) to SW.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: Situated on gently sloping ground, overlooking low-lying, rough pasture to S and SW.
What survives
The saved account records: Monument described in 1979 as all that remains of the castle are the grass-covered wall footings visible standing inside a ringwork.
Why it mattered
Castle — Bracknahevla matters because the source ties castle — unclassified to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: OS 25-inch map as a rectangular ruin on the edge of the inner scarp of an oval-shaped ringwork and annotated ‘Castle (in Ruins)’.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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