Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - avenue
Dalgan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dalgan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.23690, -7.31999
- SMR number
- OF026-005004-
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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
Situated on top of a natural esker ridge running NW-SE with good extensive views in all directions, with nearby castle at SE end of ridge. Gravel ridge which appears to have been landscaped and re-used as an avenue (Wth 5m; L 194m) or access roadway running towards Geashill Tower House (OF026-005001-) and the nineteenth century house known as Geashill Castle. It is not clear whether this roadway or avenue is contemporary with the castle or is a designed landscape feature associated with the 19th century house. During the 19th century this ridge was planted with beech trees that were set into an earthen bank which forms an avenue running along the top of the ridge. The surface of this ridge appears to have a metalled surface and was used as a roadway leading towards Geashill Castle. It is possible that this may have been a medieval roadway which gave access to the medieval castle and was then landscaped during the 19th century when the house known as Geashill Castle was being constructed.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.