Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Townparks South, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks South
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55272, -6.79366
- SMR number
- ME036-077----
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 August 1967 human remains were uncovered (E001133) during digging foundations at Emmet Street, Trim. These burials were uncovered in foundation trenches (D 0.45m). Several complete skeletons and portions of others were uncovered in situ. The orientation of the graves was not always evident. There was no evidence for any type of stone lining around the burials, and the individual grave-cuts do not seem to have been identifiable. All the remains were those of adults, two of whom appeared to be younger adults (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol 2, 408-416).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 14 March 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
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
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- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.