Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 16th/17th century
Forrest Great, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Forrest Great
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Great Forrest
- Coordinates
- 53.44039, -6.25783
- SMR number
- DU011-044----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · 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
The Civil survey (1654-6) mentions a fair stone house at the Great Forrest held by Lord Ranelagh (Simington 1945, 113). This is probably the building shown on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. as 'Forrest House in ruins'. In the 1992 report there were foundations of this building present at the rear of a large farmhouse. Now a yard. No visible remains.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 09 January 2015
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
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Chapelunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.