Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ward Lower, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ward Lower
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.44209, -6.34948
- SMR number
- DU011-039002-
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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
A raised, roughly oval, walled graveyard (L 70m, Wth 50m) which encloses the foundations of the medieval parish church (DU011-039001-). Fragment of a limestone window jamb of late medieval date is used as gravemarker in the graveyard E of church. The memorials are 19th/20th century in date. The site was formerly surveyed (Egan 1992). Still in use.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 08 January 2015
References
Egan, M. 1992, Memorials of the Dead: Dublin City and County, Volume 5.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.