Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Donabate, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Donabate
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.48605, -6.15440
- SMR number
- DU012-082004-
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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
This monument was excavated (Licence no. 08E0155) in advance of road widening. Uncovered at the base of a hill where Donabate church (DU012-005001-) and tower house (DU012-005002-) are located, this structure overlay the backfilled early medieval ditch (DU012-082001-). Defined by an L-shaped dry-stone wall (4.7m E-W x 2.7m N-S) the structure was associated medieval activity including a large sub-rectangular rubbish pit (2m diam.) from which 12th – mid-14th century and a silver farthing from the reign of Edward III (AD 1335-43) were recovered. (Kavanagh 2011, 14)
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
Kavanagh, H. 2011a Archaeological excavation at Turvey Avenue, Donabate, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 08E0155). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.