Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
Westown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Westown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ford of Fine
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ford of Fine
- Coordinates
- 53.58416, -6.30990
- SMR number
- DU004-132----
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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
Fording point over the Delvin River which connects the townland of Westown, Co. Dublin with the townland of Naul, Co. Meath. Annotated ‘Ford of Fine’ on the 1837 edition of the OSi six-inch map. Crossing point over the Delvin River possibly depicted at this location on the 1655-9 Down Survey map of Clonalvy parish, Co. Meath (NLI MS 715/1).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
References
NLI, MS 715/1 - National Library of Ireland, The Parishes of Ardeath Peircetowne & Clonalvy (1655-59) An exact copy by Daniel O'Brien Surveyor, 1786. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.