Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.31142, -6.24700
- SMR number
- DU022-093----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
According to Rob Goodbody (pers. comms. 08/02/1997) there was a ford at Milltown which served as the crossing point over the River Dodder prior to the 19th century.
References
O'Keeffe, P. and Simington, T. 2016 Irish Stone Bridges: History and Heritage. Revised edition by Rob Goodbody. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.