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Recorded monument · DU018-020008 · Co. Dublin

Mural tower (Historic Town) at Co. Dublin (DU018-020008)

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670 planning applications in the last 10 years fall inside this monument’s zone of notification, and 176 An Coimisiún Pleanála cases touch it.

670
in the zone, 10 years
670
in the zone, all years
176
ACP cases in the zone
13
within 100 m, 10 years

Zone of notification 100.95 ha

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Appeals in the zone of notification 176 with An Coimisiún Pleanála

Building work started in the zone of notification 293 commencement notices

The record DU018-020008

SMR number
DU018-020008
Class
Mural tower (Historic Town)
Townland
Co. Dublin
Named on the OS map
Not indicated
National record
National Monuments Service record for DU018-020008

Sarsfield's Tower at No.10 John Dillon Street. This mural tower on the Dublin City walls (DU018-020001-) was described in 1585 as follows; 'From Saint Nicholas gate [DU018-020022-] to the towre in sir William Sarsfelds possession is 312 foote [95m] distant, whereof there is 74 foote [22.5m], nexte adjoyninge unto Saint Nicholas gate, of the wall but 16 foote [4.9m] hie, and the firme grounde 9 foote [2.7m] hie within the said wall and the reste beinge 238 foote [72.5m] is fowre foote and a halfe [1.4m] thicke, 16 foote [4.9m] hie besydes the garettes and a rampier within of 15 foote [4.5m] thicke and nere as hie as the wall in the insyde, besydes the buttris which is from the botom of the diche [ditch] to the fundation of the wall 19 foott [5.8m] goode, by estimacion. The said towre in Sir William Sarsfeldes pocession, is a demy rounde towre fylled with earthe, and nether vawte [vault] nor lofte, with fowre lowps [loops], 11 foote [3.3m] sqware within the towre, and the wall fowre foote [1.2m] demy thicke and 16 foote [4.9m] hie evin with the wall befor. From the towre in Sir William Sarsfeldes pocession to the smale towre [DU018-0208009-] in the pocession of Mr. Christofer Sedgrave is 340 foote [103m] distant, and the wall and rampier with the buttris withowte the said wall, agreinge in licke height and thicknes as the other parte of the said wall, rampier, and buttris afor mencioned. savinge that there is no rampier within 80 foote [24m] next adjoyning to the said towre in Mr. Sedgraves pocession' (CARD Vol. 2, 552-3). No.10 John Dillon Street: Known as the Round Tower or Sarsefield's Tower. The position of this tower is indicated on a deed map of 1780 which locates the site behind No. 10 John Dillon Street. It was a relatively low half round tower (H 4.5m) and was filled with earth. In 1585 it was held by Sir Willaim Sarsefield (Healy 1973, 19; Clarke 2002, 21). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 23 November 2022

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