Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
Mosstown (Rathcline By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mosstown (Rathcline By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Mosstown Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mosstown House
- Coordinates
- 53.62489, -7.82897
- SMR number
- LF022-052001-
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pastureland. Described by Bence-Jones (1990, 211) as a 'double gable-ended C17 house, of 2 storeys with a dormered attic in the high-pitched roof. Long 11 bay entrance front; doorway with blocking not central; massive chimneystacks. Tower-like building at back. Tall octagon, probably a dovecot' (see LF022-006----). The house contained some fine 17th century features including a a carved wooden staircase; see attached image with detail from same. The house was demolished in 1962 (Egan 1999, vol. 1, 62) and is not visible at ground level. (Flynn 2009, 48-9)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 July 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.