What is recorded here

Prinetonne Castle vanished before human memory, leaving only a river name and a rendered house beside pasture. The Down Survey caught its shadow in 1655, but no wall, gate or chamber remains for a hand to touch. Painestown keeps the castle alive through water, grass and the risk of pointing at the wrong field.

Recorded on the Down Survey (1655-6) and named 'Prinetonne Castle'. May have been in the vicinity of Painestown House, a small, heavily rendered, two-storied, possible 19th century house with a small, single-storied extension on the W side, standing in level pasture, drained by the N-flowing, Painestown River immediately to the W. The precise location of the monument is unknown. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Prinetonne Castle, recorded on the Down Survey (1655–6), was likely built by a local Anglo-Irish landholding family in the 17th century. Its importance lies in its historical presence as a documented structure in the Painestown area, reflecting early colonial settlement patterns in the region.

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