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On a natural low hillock in pasture. No surface remains visible of castle site that is located in a field known locally as 'Castle Hill' (SMR File) just N of the village of Milltownpass. Depicted as 'Site of Castle' on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Marked as 'Site of Old Castle' on the OS Fair Plan parish map of the Pass of Kilbride (SMR File). A tower house type castle at ‘Miltowne’ is depicted on the 1657 Down Survey map of Fartullagh Barony (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of the Down Survey parish map of the Pass of Kilbride states that ‘upon Miltowne Stands a Castle’ (ibid.). On this map the lands and castle of Milltown belonged to William Bremingham [Bermingham] an Irish papist and owner of the adjacent townland of Corcloon in 1640. After the Irish Confederate Wars of 1641-53 the forfeited lands of William Bermingham were granted to Nathaniel Micklethwaite who is listed as the Protestant owner of these lands in 1670. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2013

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Site of Castle — Milltown (fartullagh By.)

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