Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Walshestown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Walshestown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55972, -6.23613
- SMR number
- DU004-025----
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Shown on 5 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
Located on a natural rise. Shown on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) encompassing a mill. This enclosure may have been constructed to keep cattle out from the sails of the windmill as was the case at the mills in Skerries (DU005-027001- ). Not visible at ground level (Healy 1975, 16).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 6 November 2014
References
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.