Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Killininny, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killininny
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.27284, -6.35085
- SMR number
- DU022-025001-
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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
The remains of a two storey dwelling survives on the site of a monastery described in the OS Letters in 1837 (Herity 2002, 36). In 1990 proposed development on the periphery of this site necessitated the archaeological clearance of the areas to the north, east and south (licence no. E000586). No features were encountered and the only finds of archaeological interest were two sherds of Sgraffitto-type pottery, and a portion of a large quernstone. In the absence of evidence for enclosure or burial in the extensive areas examined, it remains doubtful whether this was ever an early ecclesiastical site (Swan 1991, 27).
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 25th April 2012
References
Swan, D.L. 1991a Church of St. John, The Evangelist, Coolock. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1990: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 25. Bray. Wordwell.
Swan, D.L. 1991b Killininny, Oldcourt. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1990: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 27. Bray. Wordwell.
Herity, M. (ed.) 2002 Ordnance Survey Letters Kildare. Dublin. Four Masters Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.