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Cusackstown : Castle

CountyMeath
Grid RefN 954 636
Longitude6° 33' 29.98" W
Latitude53° 36' 48.69" N
Nearest TownNavan (9.5 Km)
OS Sheet43
UTM zone29U
UTM x661514.87965553
UTM y5943294.7568208
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 2nd June 2002

This was a chance stop off after I took a wrong turning. The remains of this castle are quite spectacular when approached from the north.

As with most of the towerhouses little of it is still standing. I t was possibly built to guard the nearby crossroads.

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