Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Courtwood,vicarstown (dodd), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Courtwood,vicarstown (dodd)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.06836, -7.05594
- SMR number
- LA014-006002-
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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
Possible village here centred on Dunrally (Feehan J., 1983, 370). No visible surface remains. In 1297 there is a reference to fines being paid by 'the community of the poor men of the town of Dunsalagh' (Feehan 1983, 370). This town of Dunsalagh has been tentatively identified as possibly being Dunrally (Feehan 1983, 370). Dunrally fort is situated in the townland of Vicarstown, this townland was previously called Derrybrock and this setllement could be located anywhere within the townland or centred around the fort of Dunrally.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Fortificationunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.