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Burial

Davidstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial, Davidstown, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Davidstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.54969, -7.53461
SMR number
WM018-149----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In April 1976 two inhumation burials were uncovered while digging foundations for a water tank. Located on a gentle, S facing slope. One of the graves consisted of a simple unlined pit of sub-rectangular shape, oriented N-S (dims. L 1.20m, Wth 0.50m). Grave 1 contained a crouched inhumation and no artifacts were found. The body was oriented N-S with the head slightly raised to the N. The second grave was located c 3m NW of Grave 1. It appeared to have contained the remains of two individuals. Radiocarbon dates from the recovered bones yielded dates which calibrate to AD 680-882 and AD 686-881 respectively (NMI).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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