Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.31897, -6.22651
- SMR number
- DU022-084----
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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
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In 1877 a circular mound (diam. c. 30m) covering an estimated fifty human remains was discovered near Donnybrook village on the grounds of the present German embassy (Stokes 1895, 5-25). The remains lay 'piled above each other' except for one extended inhumation which lay north-south and accompanied by an iron sword, its handle inlaid with gold and silver. The finds included weapons and personal jewelery. This is thought to be a Viking cemetery. In 2003 further human remains were uncovered. Portion of a skull and part of a humerus were revealed and preserved in situ (NMI, Cahill & Sikora 2011, 473).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 February 2013
References
Stokes, Rev. G.T. 1895 The antiquities from Kingstown to Dublin. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 25, 5-15.
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
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- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.