Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dalystown, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dalystown
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80489, -7.50976
- SMR number
- LF010-124----
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · 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
In pasture on the S shoulder of a ridge of high ground. This raised circular area (diam. c. 21m) is defined by a levelled bank of earth and stone (Wth c. 1.8m) with traces of an infilled external fosse visible intermittently from NE-S-NW (Wth c. 2m; max. D 0.2m). The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 24 January 2012
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.