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Why this matters

A local castle; wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Outlined — Ballybrickoge is recorded as Castle — motte and bailey in Westmeath. Situated in gently undulating, rough pasture. Earthwork (WM031-013----) lies c. 150m to E.

Who built and held it

The saved account records: OS 25-inch map as a substantial oval-shaped mound annotated ‘Ancient Castle (Supposed Site of)’.

Attack, change and use

The saved account records: Situated in gently undulating, rough pasture.

What survives

The saved account records: Monument is visible tody as a partially tree-covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography, which may have an adjoining bailey.

Why it mattered

Outlined — Ballybrickoge matters because the source ties castle — motte and bailey to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Earthwork (WM031-013----) lies c. 150m to E.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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