Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Habitation site
Ward Upper, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ward Upper
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.43800, -6.35328
- SMR number
- DU011-091----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Excavations in advance of the N2 Finglas-Ashbourne Road Scheme in 2004 revealed a random grouping of features including a small burnt pit, a linear feature and a small pit or cremation (03E1358). The pit (diam 1.65m, D 0.65m) produced 280 pieces of prehistoric pottery of Late Bronze Age date (NRA).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Industrial siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.