The title of Viscount Molesworth was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1716. The Viscount bears the subsidiary title of Baron Philipstown (1716), also in the Peerage of Ireland. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ...
Castle-Stuart, one of the seats of the earl, and from which he takes the title of baron, is a spacious and venerable structure erected about the year 1624; but it was not occupied, and consequently fell into a ruinous state.
PHILIPSTOWN, a village, in the parish of Abercorn, county of Linlithgow, 1½ mile (S. by W.) from the village of Abercorn; containing 140 inhabitants.
At the eastern extremity of the bay are the remains of Newark Castle, the residence of the ancient barons of Newark, which, when entire, must have been a place of great strength; it is situated on an elevated, though small, promontory boldly projecting into the river, and presents an imposing memorial of feudal grandeur.
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