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House - Neolithic

Lissenhall Little, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - Neolithic, Lissenhall Little, County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lissenhall Little
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.47940, -6.20625
SMR number
DU012-079002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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 Unpublished report.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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