tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post4106541656665649581..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Old Belfast CastlesTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-45405862391657263522020-06-20T11:16:32.269+01:002020-06-20T11:16:32.269+01:00That would be Belfast Castle in the illustration. ...That would be Belfast Castle in the illustration. There's a very small picture of Castlereagh in the JSTOR link Jon posted above.Zacharynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-75007429802963503992020-05-08T14:53:07.552+01:002020-05-08T14:53:07.552+01:00Is the drawing at the top of the page Castlereagh?...Is the drawing at the top of the page Castlereagh?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313915508492005696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-43632055469659411402019-05-19T19:38:29.453+01:002019-05-19T19:38:29.453+01:00From what I can see it was on the plot of land whi...From what I can see it was on the plot of land which is now "Young Ones" Nursery which is opposite Henry Jones playing fields (61 Church Rd, Belfast BT6 9SA). If you look at the PRONI Historical Map viewer (https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/proni-historical-maps-viewer), you will see a blue dot indicating the approximate site - they indicate the field beside the Nursery. If you overlay maps from 1832-1846 you can see there is a square of about 100 ft. Also the Archaeological Survey of Co. Down quotes the Ordnance Survey Memoir as noting in 1830 (sic): 'A square building 100 feet square each way with turrets at the angles'<br />You can read about the archeological dig for free here:<br />https://www.jstor.org/stable/20568002?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentsJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750528936688974254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-45635697677884420312019-05-16T23:34:25.774+01:002019-05-16T23:34:25.774+01:00Any map locations of the castle of Castlereagh? Yo...Any map locations of the castle of Castlereagh? You would think it would have been mapped if it had been there from 1350. Interesting article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com