Carlingford Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth

Carlingford Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth

Plans

Lantern slide depicting aeriel plans of St. John's Castle in Carlingford, Co. Louth. Originally titled 'CARLINGFORD CAS. MASON DUBLIN' and labelled 'L5 52'. The image is of a plans of a monument called both Carlingford Castle and King John's Castle, and is located on South side of Carlingford Lough. It was comissioned by Hugh De Lacey in the 12th century. The area built during this time became known as the West wing, with the section known as the East wing added in c. 1261. The monument got its name when King John stayed in the castle during the 13th century.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 33

BOX33_052

11/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

114.3mb

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

Logainm County Code: http://www.logainm.ie/100021.aspx

Town: Carlingford

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/1411628.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 318806

Irish National Grid North: 311952

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 54.043206

Longitude: -6.1868668

Place: Carlingford Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth Latitude: 54.0432058 Longitude: -6.186866799999962

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