Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Monkstown Castlefarm, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monkstown Castlefarm
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.28515, -6.14691
- SMR number
- DU023-068----
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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
Situated between Fitzgerald Park and Mountown Road Lower. A burial was discovered in November 1968 during the digging of foundation trenches for a dwelling house. Portions of skulls and long bones were visible in the section faces (D 0.30m-0.60m). They were thought to be extended with burials overlying others. No associated artefacts were found with any of the burials (Cahill & Sikora 2011, 472).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy
Revised upload on: 6 July 2018
References
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.