Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilmartin, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmartin
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.43364, -6.40331
- SMR number
- DU013-002002-
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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
The ecclesiastical enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (OS 8/7584). There is a possible outer enclosure which the road bends to respect (L. E-W c. 150m, Wth N-S c. 110m). These remains were levelled between 1971-76. Today this is an area of lowland tillage which has experienced large scale field fence removal. No visible surface trace. Aerial photograph (GB89. AE.10) provides a view of the location of a curvilinear enclosure defined by two widely spaced fosses surrounding the early church site. The curve of the modern road respects the western edge of the outer enclosure.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 18 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.