Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bastioned fort
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Star Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.35189, -6.31145
- SMR number
- DU018-007012-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the early part of the 18th century a star-shaped fort was built in the Phoenix Park inside the Dublin Gate in the SE end of the park (Ball 1906, IV, 192). In September 1834 a number of improvements were made to the Park under the direction of Decimus Burton including the levelling and filling of the star-shaped fort and underground drains which replaced open drains. The 1837 edition OS 6-inch map shows part of this fort which is annotated 'STAR FORT'. There are sports grounds on the site (Mc Cullen, 1993, 94). Annotated 'THE FORTIFICATION' on Rocque's 1757 map of County Dublin.
See attached Rocque's 1757 map showing the Bastioned fort
See attached Taylor's 1816 Map showing the upstanding remains of the Star Fort
Taylor, J. 1816 Taylor's map of the environs of Dublin: extending 10 to 14 miles from the castle, by actual survey, on a scale of 2 inches to one mile.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 26 January 2023
References
Rocque, J. 1760 An Actual Survey of the County of Dublin, on the same Scale, as those of Middlesex, Oxford, Berks and Buckinghamshire. Available at http://sdublincoco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e0c5595b033341dea7661e248d2e9ee9// [Accessed 21 September 2016]
McCullen, J.A. 2009 An illustrated history of the Phoenix Park. Landscape and management to 1880. Government publications. Dublin.
Ball, E.F. 1902-20 (Reprint 1979) A history of the County Dublin, 6 vols. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.
Nearby in the register
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bastioned fortunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.