Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - Neolithic
Lissenhall Little, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissenhall Little
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.47940, -6.20625
- SMR number
- DU012-079002-
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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
Excavated (Licence no. 01E1074) in advance of the construction of the M1, this monument was one of two Neolithic post-built structures (see also DU012-079001-). This structure (9m x 5-6m) located 9m SE of structure 1 consisted of a line of post and stakeholes (max. 0.3m diam.) and a fire pit (Reilly 2013, 9).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
Reilly, F. 2013 Archaeological excavation final report, Lissenhall Little Site 2, Northern Motorway Lissenhall-Balbriggan By-Pass (Licence no. 01E1074). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- House - Neolithicunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.