Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Pit
Darcystown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Darcystown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.58407, -6.18397
- SMR number
- DU005-132----
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Shown on 5 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
This pit was excavated (Licence no. 03E0067) in advance of development. Located to the northeast of the flat cemetery (DU005-131----) this pit (0.76m x 0.65m) contained a large quantity of decorated Neolithic pottery. Radiocarbon dating of the fill yielded a calibrated date range of 3700-3630 BC (Carroll et al. 2008, 27).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 2 February 2015
References
Carroll, J. Ryan, F. and Wiggins, K. 2008 Archaeological excavations at Glebe South and Darcystown, Balrothery, Co. Dublin. Balrothery Excavations Volume 2. Environmental Publications. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Pit-burialunder 1 mi
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.