Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Goldenfort, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Goldenfort
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 52.98084, -6.70687
- SMR number
- WI021-042001-
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Shown on 5 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
Situated on level ground overlooking a gentle W-facing slope. Quadrangular graveyard (dims. 60m E-W; 30-40m N-S) enclosed by iron railings. The site is on a low circular platform (diam. 80m), possibly the remnant of an earlier enclosure (WI021-042003-). There is a possible font base (octagonal with circular socket and two narrow slots) (WI021-042002-) at the centre of the graveyard with a small granite pillar beside it (possibly associated). There is no visible trace of a church.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 122/1940).
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.