Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sarcophagus
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33953, -6.27175
- SMR number
- DU018-502----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1900 · Large scale plan of Dublin. (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
- 1908 · Dublin, Ireland 1908 (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)
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The National Monuments Service's description
13th or 14th-century sarcophagus (L 2.03m x Wth 0.74-0.45m x T 0.39m) located inside St Patrick’s Cathedral (DU018-020269-). Sarcophagus described in the Urban Survey of Dublin City (Bradley and King 1988, Vol. 1, 81) as; ‘Limestone (probably Dundry). The recess for the head is almost circular in shape’ (Hunt 1974, 140-1).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of compilation: 03/11/2025
References
Hunt, J. 1974 Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600, 2 vols. Dublin. Irish University Press. Bradley, J. & King, H. (1988) Urban Archaeological Survey, Dublin, Volume 4. A report commissioned by the Office of Public works (Unpublished).
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