Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 16th/17th century
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Watermill Cottage
- Latest-edition OS map
- Watermill House
- Coordinates
- 53.37441, -6.16496
- SMR number
- DU019-001001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Watermill Cottage was an ornamental cottage at the corner of Watermill Lane. It was a Dower house built by Sir Christopher St. Lawrence (Bowen 1963, 75-6; Dawson 1976, 126-127). Now demolished. An armorial plaque was formerly set into an external wall of the cottage is now housed in Howth castle(DU015-027003-).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated on: 26/02/2018
References
Dawson, T. 1976 The Road To Howth. Dublin Historical Record 29, 122-32.
Bowen, B. 1963 South-east Fingal. Dublin Historical Record 18, 66-79.
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.