Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - unclassified
Dalkey Commons, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dalkey Commons
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- DU023-038----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A 'dolmen' enclosed by a circle of stones in Dalkey Commons (Price 1940, 125). It was destroyed in the 18th century during the erection of a martello tower (Lewis 1837, 148).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 6 July 2018
References
Price, L. 1940 The Antiquities and Place Names of South County Dublin. Dublin Historical Record 2, 121-133.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
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