Castlelost is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The townland is located in the civil parish of Castlelost. The R446 regional road runs through the middle of the area, and a section of the R400 regional road links the townland with the

M6 motorway The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at t ...

. The western side of the town of

Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 road (Ireland), R400 and the R446 road, R446 (formerly the N6 road (Ireland), N6) roads. As of the 2016 cen ...

lies in the townland, with the east laying in the neighbouring townland of

Rahanine Rahanine is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located on the border with County Offaly and is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Castlelost (civil parish), Castlelost. The M6 motorway (Ireland), M6 Motorway r ...

. St. Joseph's School, and the Church of the Immaculate Conception stand in the townland, serving the town of Rochfortbridge and the surrounding

townlands A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

. The townland is bordered by

Castlelost West Castlelost West is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located in the civil parish of the same name. The R446 regional road runs through the south of the area. The townland of Castlelost lies to the east and contains the tow ...

and

Clontytallon Clontytallon is a rural townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located in the civil parish of Castlelost. The townland is bordered by the townlands of Fearmore, Whitewell, Castlelost and Derry to the east, Castlelost West to the we ...

to the west,

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

to the north,

Farthingstown Farthingstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located on the border with County Offaly and is in the civil parish of Castlelost. The M6 Motorway runs through the middle, with a junction linking up with the R400 region ...

and Oldtown to the south and

Gortumly Gortumly is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland, within the civil parish of Castlelost. The R446 regional road cuts through the south of the townland with the R400 to the west. The town of Rochfortbridge is directly to the south in the townlan ...

and

to the east. The townland is recorded on the Griffith Valuation in 1868, with 37 tenants living in the area.

Castlelost Castle

A ruined castle dating back to the

Norman invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanc ...

is situated in the north of the townland.

References

Townlands of County Westmeath {{Ireland-geo-stub