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Mound

Raheen (Newcastle By.), County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mound, Raheen, 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

Townland
Raheen (Newcastle By.)
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.25156, -6.43376
SMR number
DU024-016----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated outside the SE boundary of Mountseskin Demesne on a S-facing slope under pasture overlooking a broad valley (Healy 1975, 1-19). A mound with a round-topped, elongated in plan (25m N-S; 20m E-W; H 2m).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 6 July 2018

References

Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.

Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

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

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