Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Palmerstown (balrothery West By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Palmerstown (balrothery West By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.51152, -6.35360
- SMR number
- DU007-013003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Located within a field of corn with holy well (DU007-013002-) 50m to S. D-shaped or roughly circular-shape graveyard (diam. 25m) defined by a high 'post-1700 stone wall, circular in plan with gated entrance and stile to S. Internal concrete pathway around the perimeter, with foundations of medieval church ruins (DU007-013001-) at high point in centre of graveyard. Field boundary curved to W mirroring graveyard, may imply presence of an early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure. Extensive views south to Wicklow/Dublin Mountains. Grave markers date from 18th century to modern. One of the earliest markers dedicated to Peter Duff 1774 (Fingal Historic Graveyard Project). Still in use.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 24 March 2023
References
Fingal Historic Graveyards Project 2008, Vols. 1 and 2 http://www.fingal.ie/planning-and-buildings/heritage-in-fingal/heritage-and-communities/historic-graveyards/
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.