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House - indeterminate date

Doonkelly, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - indeterminate date, Doonkelly, County Leitrim, 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
Doonkelly
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.28968, -8.29960
SMR number
LE010-079----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a NW-facing slope of rising land in upland mountain pasture. This is one of a group of five house sites (LE010-076/077/078/081) in close proximity to each other that are probably part of an 18th century clustered upland settlement in the form of a clochan with associated outbuildings. Present remains consist of a poorly defined raised subrectangular platform with a slightly sunken interior (int. dims 4.2m NW-SE; 2.2m SW-NE) defined by a poorly preserved earthen bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 0.2m) which is orientated along the slope of the land on which it is situated. A gap (Wth 0.8m) in the middle of the SW side of the house may indicate a possible entrance feature with a second opposing entrance gap at NE. This house platform is only 5m W of a dry stone field wall which appears to be 19th century in date.

Date of upload: 14 April, 2016

Nearby in the register

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

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