a town of Portugal, and capital of the province of Beira; seated on the river Lyra, 35 miles N. W. of Alcantara. W. Long. 8. 0. N. Lat. 39. 35.

CASTEL-Franco, a very small, but well fortified frontier town of the Bolognese, in Italy, belonging to the pope.

CASTEL-de-Vide, a small strong town of Alentejo.

It was taken by Philip V. W. Long. 6. 25. N. Lat. 39. 15.

CASTEL-Folit, a town of Spain, in Catalonia, seated on an inaccessible eminence, between Gironne and Campredon, about 15 miles from each, and near the river Fulva.

CASTEL-Gandolpho, a town of Italy, in the territory of the church, with a castle, to which the pope retires in the summer season; 10 miles S. by E. of Rome. E. Long. 12. 46. N. Lat. 41. 44.

CASTEL-Novo, a strong town of Dalmatia, subject to the Venetians; seated on the gulf of Cataro, in E. Long. 18. 45. N. Lat. 42. 25.

CASTEL-Rodrigo, a town of Portugal, in the province of Tra-los-Montes, in W. Long. 7. 1. N. Lat. 41. 0.

CASTEL-Novo-de-Carfagnana, a town of Italy, in the Modenesi, with a strong fortress. It is the capital of the valley of Carfagnana, and seated on the river Serchio, 17 miles above Lucca.

CASTEL-del-Ovo, a small island in the Tuscan sea, in the gulf of Naples, near a town of that name, to which it is joined by a stone bridge. The fortress is called Castel-del-Ovo, in which there is always a good garrison.

CASTLEBAR, a town of Ireland, in the county of Mayo, and province of Connaught, 35 miles N. of Galway. W. Long. 9. 25. N. Lat. 53. 45.