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House - 16th/17th century

County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 16th/17th century, 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

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-

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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

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

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

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