Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Ballymadrough, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymadrough
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mound
- Latest-edition OS map
- Motte
- Coordinates
- 53.47687, -6.17502
- SMR number
- DU012-014----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated in a prominent position on the grounds of Seafield House. The site comprises an oval-shaped mound (22m N-S; 15m E-W; H 6m) with round top and steeply sloping sides. Planted with trees (Healy 1975, 25).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.