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Cremation pit

Ballystruan, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cremation pit, Ballystruan, 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
Ballystruan
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.41508, -6.25148
SMR number
DU014-120----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

This monument was subject to geophysical survey (Licence no. 08R117) and test excavation (Licence no. 09E0478) as part of the proposed Metro North development. A cluster of three E-W aligned pits (0.25m – 0.50m diam.) was identified. Each pit contained a charcoal-rich fill with occasional burnt bone. A single find of possible prehistoric pottery with slag or similar material adhering to its interior side was recovered from the topsoil in this area (Frazer 2009, 22).

Compiled by: Christine Baker

Date of upload: 6 February 2015

References

Frazer, W. 2009 Assessment report on results of Metro North, testing area 10, Ballystruan townland, Co. Dublin (Licence no. 09E0478). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Nearby in the register

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

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