Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Kilshane, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilshane
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.42413, -6.34043
- SMR number
- DU014-048----
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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
Topsoil removal prior to construction of a gas pipeline in 1988 exposed the remains of several skeletons. The follow-up excavations revealed 123 skeletons, many of whom were children and adolescents (Gowen 1989, 17). These were aligned roughly east-west in the Christian manner, many haphazardly placed. Some of the individuals had stones around and under the heads. The presence of 'pillowstones' may indicate an 9th-13th-century date for the site.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Gowen, M. 1989d Westereave. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1988: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 15. Bray. Wordwell.
Gowen, M. 1989c Kilshane. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1988: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 17. Bray. Wordwell.
Gowen, M. 1989a Gracedieu. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1988: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 15, 16-17.Bray. Wordwell.
Gowen, M. 1989b Inventory of all archaeological features and sites revealed during construction, Bord Gáis Eireann, Northeastern Pipeline, Phase 2. (Unpublished)
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.