Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Garristown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garristown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56854, -6.38267
- SMR number
- DU003-009----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In S gable of a two-storey house in Garristown village, 65m E of Garristown Church (DU003-011001-) and Graveyard (DU003-011001-). Consists of an incomplete limestone hood moulding which bears an inscription (L 0.75m, Wth 0.15m) with possible sheela-na-gig figure as a decorative hood moulding terminal. It is possible that the hood-moulding may be in-situ as the 1654-56 Civil Survey recorded that there was 'one stone house thatcht commonly called the Colledge of Garestowne' (Simington 1945, 17). According to local tradition the stone came from 'Moortown Castle' (Vernacular Buildings Survey County Dublin:3/0310010).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 14 February 2023
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.