Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Coolmine (castleknock By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolmine (castleknock By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.38961, -6.39988
- SMR number
- DU013-019002-
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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 oval area (dims. L 50m E-W, Wth.30m) formerly in the grounds of Coolmine House, now Blanchardstown Millennium Park. According to Healy there were human bones exposed on the site (1974, 21). There are no grave markers. Associated with the 'white chapel' which went out of existence about 1490 (Ronan 1940, 188 (DU013-019001-).
The site was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 09R195) in advance of the proposed Metro West. Remains of enclosure ditches and possible pit type features associated with the Coolmine Church (DU013-019001-) and graveyard (DU013-019002-) were identified. A sub-circular enclosure (c.50m diam. NS) and further ditch remains extending to the south and east were associated with possible burnt/fired features which may indicate hearths or kilns (Nicholls 2009, 14).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 20 January 2015
References
Nicholls, J. 2009a Geophysical Survey Report: Metro west, Tallaght to Dardistown, Co Dublin (Licence no, 09R195). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Ronan, Rev. M.V. 1940 Mulhuddart and Cloghran. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 70, 182-93.
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrow1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.