Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Dysart, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dysart
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fair Green
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.01743, -7.23002
- SMR number
- LA013-060----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated atop a natural gravel ridge with good views in all directions. Piggott's castle (LA013-061001-) 390m to N amd Dysart church (LA013-059001-) and graveyard (LA013-059003-) 210m to WSW. Depicted as a small circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. c. 28m) and annotated as 'Fair Green' on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a circular earthwork on the current ed. OS 6-inch map. No surface remains visible in field where 'Fair Green' and earthwork is marked on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. This earthwork acted as the focus point for the Fair Green of Dysart Enos and may represent the remains of an Anglo-Norman earthwork such as a motte or ringwork associated with nearby church and graveyard although this is uncertain. Fairs used to be held at this location on Whit-Monday, and on the 12th of October (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, 231).
Compiled by and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revision: 2 October 2014
References
O'Hanlon, Rev. J. and O'Leary, Rev. E. 1907 (Reprint 1981) History of the Queen's county, vol. 1. Kilkenny. Roberts Books Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Round towerunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Hermitageunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.