post box — Castletown

The label post box gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

The saved source records: Cast-iron post box, c.1880, with royal insignia of Queen Victoria and crown motif, set in rubble boundary wall.

post box — Castletown matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This cast-iron post box forms a modest though attractive addition to the village of Castletown. The recognizable form and simple detail of this post box illustrate the artistic qualities of mass production at the time of its casting. Post boxes of this material are becoming increasingly rare in Ireland and are now often replaced by plastic boxes. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.