post box

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

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.