What is recorded here

Milltown Castle stood in County Dublin until the convent took its land, erasing the building but leaving behind a guardroom, an old staircase and walls five feet thick. It is no longer visible, yet the shape of that lost house still intrudes wherever the convent is imagined. The castle did not disappear so much as it moved inside the story of the place.

The1837 OS 6-inch map shows Milltown Castle on the present site of Mount St. Anne Convent. A lease dated 1725 in the Registry of Deeds (Book 44, f351, No 29734) refers to the castle of Miltown and the new dwelling house. Fitzachary (1901) describes an earlier visit to Milltown Castle, which he found to be in good repair. He describes it as 'a castellated mansion with an arched 'guardroom', an 'old stone staircase' and walls 'five feet thick' (News and the Dublin Lantern, Dec 14, 1901). No visible trace.

Milltown Castle was built in the early 18th century, with a lease dated 1725 referring to both the castle and a new dwelling house. It is remembered for its historical presence in the area and its later transformation, as it stood on the site of the present-day Mount St. Anne Convent.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.