What is recorded here
Oldtown Castle is recorded as a castle in County Westmeath. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Oldtown Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Burgo family, influential Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold during the medieval period and as an example of early Norman architecture in the region.
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