Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - early medieval
Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lusk
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.52447, -6.17952
- SMR number
- DU008-103002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This site was excavated prior to development of a housing estate (Licence no. 05E0848). One of two structures located internally to ringfort enclosure (DU008-103001-) this oval structure (11m diam.) had an entrance to the SE (Giacometti 2011, 160).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
Giacometti, A. 2011 Reconstructing the human landscape before, during and after the lifespan of a ringfort at Lusk. In Corlett, C. and Potterton, M. (eds.) Settlement in early medieval Ireland in the light of recent archaeological excavations, 157-68. Wordwell Ltd. Bray.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.