Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Dovecote
Mosstown (rathcline By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mosstown (rathcline By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Pigeon Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Pigeon Ho.
- Coordinates
- 53.62480, -7.82516
- SMR number
- LF022-006----
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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
Detached three-storey former dovecote on octagonal-plan, built c. 1750. Formerly associated with Mosstown House (demolished) and now disused. Octagonal-profile hipped artificial slate roof with metal weather vane over lantern and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls over roughly coursed limestone construction with raised block-and-start detailing/quoins and with rendered string course above ground floor. Blind ocului to second floor. Blind round-headed openings to first floor. Blind square-headed openings with limestone voussoirs visible under render to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with limestone threshold and limestone voussoirs visible under render to ground floor. Domed brick roof to ground floor interior. Set within grounds of Mosstown Demesne. Located to the east of the site of Mosstown House and to the west of Keenagh (www.buildingsofireland. Last accessed 3 July 2012).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 3 July 2012
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.