Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Dovecote
Westown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Westown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Pigeon Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.58633, -6.29233
- SMR number
- DU004-102----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Dovecote standing on the demesne lands of Westown House which was probably built onto a medieval tower house (DU004-043001-) located 810m to the SSW. Annotated ‘Pigeon Ho.’ on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is depicted as a circular shaped building standing to the W of the village of ‘The Naul’ (DU004-045----). Depicted as a circular-shaped structure on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. No surface remains visible of the dovecote on the 2013-18 MapGenie aerial image. The site of the dovecote now stands on the playing field of Clann Mhuire Gaelic Football Club
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Nearby in the register
- Innunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.