Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Anneville Or Clonard Old, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Anneville Or Clonard Old
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45678, -7.01001
- SMR number
- ME047-018----
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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 1964 portions of an inhumation burial were exposed following the erosion of an esker. The burial was found close to the summit of the natural rise. It was oriented E-W. There was no evidence of associated artefacts or grave structure in the vicinity (NMI, Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol 2,500).
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
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.