Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Joristown Lower, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Joristown Lower
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.53542, -7.10297
- SMR number
- WM020-139----
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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
The files of the National Museum of Ireland records that in March 1965 a quantity of human remains found in the townland of Joristown Lower, Co. Westmeath was brought to the National Museum by Mrs Ruth Vandeleur (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol. 2, 521). The remains had been discovered at a place known locally as 'Firloinn' and had been unearthed by badgers. The site is at the northern end of a long low ridge. According to Mrs Vandeleur, the landowner was re-burying the bones as they were found. The burials appeared to be aligned east/west and no stone settings or grave goods were noted. The remains were not retained and were reburied locally (NMI File).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 08 December 2010
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.