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Castlelost West is a
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in
County Westmeath County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
,
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. It lies within a
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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 town of
Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 (formerly the N6) roads. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473. History Rochfortb ...
. The town of
Tyrrellspass Tyrrellspass (, IPA: bʲaləxˈanˠˈtʲɪɾʲiəliː is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is from Dublin, in the south of the county on the R446 (formerly the N6) road. Tyrrellspass won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition i ...
stands to the west of the townland. Castlelost West is bordered by the townlands of Clontytallon and Kilbride to the north, Gneevebane and Oldtown to the south, and Piercetown to the west. A two-storey house, dating to is in the townland. Another house in the area, Far View House, dates to .


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Townlands of County Westmeath {{Ireland-geo-stub