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Stone head

St. Catherine'S Park, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone head, St. Catherine'S Park, 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
St. Catherine'S Park
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.36693, -6.47302
SMR number
DU017-002003-

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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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

In the 1950's there was a carved stone head fixed to the higher arch of the upper (DU017-002001-) of two adjoining wells. In 1958 the stone head had been stolen more than once (Ó Danachair 1958, 82). This has long since been removed.

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Updated by: Christine Baker

Date of upload: 29 January 2015

References

Ó Danachair, C. 1958 The holy wells of county Dublin. Reportorium Novum 2, 68-87; 2, No. 2 The holy wells of County Dublin: A supplementary list, 233-5.

Ó Danachair, C. 1958 The Holy Wells of North County Kerry. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 88, 153-63.

Nearby in the register

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

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