Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Swords Glebe, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Swords Glebe
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.45764, -6.22384
- SMR number
- DU011-034003-
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a natural prominence overlooking the village. A trapezoidal shaped, walled enclosure (L 70m, Wth 50m) on a prominent rise on the west bank of the Ward river. The ground drops off radically in the south. The grave headstones of largely 18th/19th century date are confined to the S of the graveyard. One of the earliest headstones is a 17th century sandstone example erected by Charles McAlister in 1760 (Fingal Historic Graves Project 2008). Within the graveyard is a church (DU011-034004-) and round tower (DU011-034005-). Recently in use.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 08 January 2015
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.