Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91547, -8.44854
- SMR number
- CL029-009140-
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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 immediately NE of the round tower (CL029-009010-) and N and W of St. Caimin’s church (CL029-009011-) on Inis Cealtra. Numerous burials were excavated in this area in the 1970’s (de Paor 2013, 41, 58). They were shallow, with much disturbed and scattered bone. Although they were crowded together close to the foundations, the interments in these positions had been made after the construction of the buildings.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 November 2015
References
de Paor †, L. 2013 Inis Cealtra: Archaeological investigations of the monuments on the island. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 53, 27-78.
Nearby in the register
- Round towerunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Sundialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.