Site of Arnestown Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Arnestown Castle vanished beneath a cereal crop on an east-facing slope, leaving only gothic lettering on old maps and a boundary mention in the Civil Survey. Nicholas Dormer held thirty acres there in 1641, but no wall, gate or room remains for a visitor to touch. The land has swallowed the castle whole, keeping its shape hidden under growing grain.

Described in gothic lettering as the site of Arnestown Castle on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and located towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. The castle of Arnestown is mentioned in the description of the boundary between the parishes of Old Ross and New Ross in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 205, 250), 30 acres at Arnestown was owned in 1641 by Nicholas Dormer, an Irish papist (ibid. 251). There are no visible remains of a structure at ground level in a cereal crop. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 1 August, 2012

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.