Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Scurlockstown (deece Lower By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scurlockstown (deece Lower By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55167, -6.74353
- SMR number
- ME037-040----
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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 1935 the National Museum of Ireland received a report from Rev. Moran, Maynooth College, of burials visible on the banks of the river Boyne, c. two miles S of Trim.The burials were said to be located on either side of a stream which runs between the graveyard on its W side and the church(ME037-010----) on its east side very close to the Boyne river. It was not investigated and its precise location is not known. (Cahill, M. Sikora, 2011, vol. 2, 505)
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 11 March 2013
Amended: 25 July 2019
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 - motteunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.