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Late 12th century earth & timber motte castle built by Hugh de Lacy on the S side of Castletown Delvin with later stone castle (WM014-002----) 65m to WNW, St. Mary’s church (WM014-003----) and graveyard (WM014-003001-) 70m to WSW. In the late 12th century Hugh De Lacy, Lord of Meath granted the lands of Delvin…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM014-004
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brian Shaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, pixels.com
- Photographer not expressly credited for the aerial photo; Jayde G Forde wrote the article and is credited for a separate people photograph, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.thinkbusiness.ie
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