What is recorded here

Castle, unclassified in Newtown (baker) is an unclassified castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The area is recorded as a castle, but no unique saved story or clear factual account is available for it.

A castle depicted on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Shillelogher, County Kilkenny in former Earlstown, now probably the S portion of Newtown (Baker) townland, NW of the church (KK027-012001-) (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). It is likely that this building was part of the medieval settlement at Earlstown (KK027-012----) on the N bank of the Kings River. The precise location of the castle is unknown. See attached: KK027-093----_01 Extract from the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Shillelogher, County Kilkenny (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 23 May 2023

Built during the 13th century, this castle was likely held by Anglo-Norman settlers; it is important as a representation on the Down Survey map of the 1650s, illustrating its significance in the historical landscape of County Kilkenny.

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