Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 18th century
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34821, -6.26009
- SMR number
- DU018-563----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Great Abbey Street Watch House
Watch House depicted standing at the junction between Great Abbey Street and The Lotts, it was located at the eastern tip of the block of buildings between Great Abbey Street and The Lotts. Annotated ‘Watch House’ on Rocque's 1756 map of the Dublin City (Rocque 1756). The Glass House (DU018-020154-) building is depicted on Rocque’s map standing across the road to the south-east.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of Compilation: 13 November 2025
References
Rocque, J. 1756 An exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin in which is express'd the ground plot of all publick buildings, dwelling houses, ware houses, stables, courts yards &c / by John Rocque, chorographer to their Royal Highnesses, the late & present Prince of Wales, 1756 ; A. Dury Sculpt.
Nearby in the register
- Monumental structureunder 1 mi
- Monumental structureunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Quayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.