Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Laughanstown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laughanstown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.24076, -6.15722
- SMR number
- DU026-163----
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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
This monument was identified in the course of a review of LiDAR data (pers. comm. Dr Stephen Davis, 2 October 2014). Sited on a slope it consists of the remains of an enclosure (dimensions c. 43m NW-SE by 40m NE-SW) defined by a single bank. The enclosue is visible on an aerial photo (taken 21 January 2005 (Google, Digital Globe); attached as DU026-163----_02.jpg).
The attached images are uploaded courtesy of Dr Stephen Davis, School of Archaeology, University College Dublin.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 2 October 2014
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Cairn - ring-cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.