Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Kilgowan, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgowan
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.08812, -6.76421
- SMR number
- KD032-054----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In 1984, human remains were discovered after the removal of a gravel ridge during a road-widening project, and were investigated ex situ by NMI staff. A minimum of four individuals were present, at least three adults and a possible adolescent. The precise original location of the burials was not determined. (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol 2, 337-39)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 8 February 2013
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.