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Townland

Newtown

An Baile Nua

An archaeological record describes a substantial earthwork in the Garristown parish townland.

Watercolour and fine ink view of a weathered corrugated-metal barn with a rounded main roof, side lean-tos, missing upper timber panels and bushes beside a quiet lane.
Illustration, a disused barn at Newtown near Garristown, County Dublin, as photographed in June 2008
Recorded locationNewtown53.55977° N · 6.41073° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadnuanew

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Baile Nua · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Newtown · English · main form

Place & story

The recorded barrow

A hilltop mound at Newtown is classified by the National Monuments Service as an unclassified barrow. The record describes a rounded earthwork about 25 metres across and 4.5 metres high, with a possible broad ledge around its base and a shallow outer ditch. These are recorded surface observations; the account does not establish a construction date or describe an excavated burial. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Dublin
Civil parish
Garristown
Coordinates
53.55977, -6.41073
Mapped area
3 km²
Logainm ID
16832 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Newtown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. DU003-003, barrow at Newtown; uploaded27October2014 · Geraldine Stout; updated Christine Baker, National Monuments Service
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. A disused barn at Newtown near Garristown, County Dublin illustration: based on a Barn at Newtown, Garristown by Kieran Campbell. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.