Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Mooretown (slane Lower By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mooretown (slane Lower By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- ME013-001----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Late in 1916 human bones were discovered just beneath the sod during quarrying at Mooretown near Ardee. Twelve slab-lined graves, generally aligned W-E with the heads at the W, were identified. Only partial skeletal remains including the skulls of two adult males were recovered. The precise location was not known for a long time, but local information now places is on a rise on a gentle W-facing slope. (MacAlister 1916; MacAlister and Holtby 1917)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 August 2022
References
Macalister, R. A. S. and Holtby, J. R. D. 1917 On some internments at Mooretown, Co. Meath. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 34, C, 68-71.
Macalister, R. A. S. 1916 An Ancient Cemetery, Mooretown, Ardee. County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 4, No. 1, 61.