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Graveyard

Coolmine (Castleknock By.), County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Coolmine, County Dublin, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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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 Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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