National Monuments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 June 2013

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Questions (104)

Dominic Hannigan

Question:

104. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all the official monuments in County Meath in the possession of the Office of Public Works including map references; the persons that can be contacted if there is a query regarding a monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29775/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Deputy Brian Hayes)

The Heritage Service of the Office of Public Works is responsible for the conservation, care and management of 79 National Monuments that are in State ownership or guardianship in Co Meath. These are listed below. The OPW is not in a position to provide map references for these monuments but full mapping details can be found on www.archaeology.ie. This is the website of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht's National Monuments Service and has an excellent database with mapping references.

Queries on all these monuments can be directed to either the OPW National Monuments Depot in Trim on 046 943 1352 or to the National Monuments Service of the Office of Public Works in Claremorris. Lo-call 1890 213 414

The Office of Public Works provide visitor services for all or part of the year at the following sites:

Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth.

The Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre serving all 3 of these sites is open all year round. Queries can be directed to 041 9880300

The Hill of Tara.

This monument is open to the public with guide service from late May to Mid September, Tel: [phone]. Queries in the closed season can be directed to Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

Loughcrew.

This monument is open to the public with guide service from May to August, Tel: [phone]. Queries in the closed season can be directed to the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.

Trim Castle:

This monument is open to the public all year round but on weekends only in winter. Tel: [phone]

No.	County	Description	Location	Register No	O/G
1	Meath	Church, Round Tower	Donaghmore	106	Owned
2	Meath	Chapel, Crosses	Castlekeeran	107	Owned
3	Meath	St. Columb's House, Kells	Kells (Townparks)	108	Owned
4	Meath	Church, 2 Crosses	Skreen	109	Owned
5	Meath	Newtown Trim Cathedral	Trim, Newtown	110	Owned
6	Meath	Tumulus	Dowth	147	Owned
7	Meath	Tumulus	Knowth	147.01409	Owned
8	Meath	Tumulus	Newgrange	147.03	Owned
9	Meath	Hill of Tara Earthworks	Castleboy/Castletown Tara	148	Owned
10	Meath	Hill of Ward Earthworks	Wardstown	150	Guardianship
11	Meath	Cairn N	Corstown	151.01	Owned
12	Meath	Cairn L	Newtown	151.02	Owned
13	Meath	Kells Round Tower, High Crosses	Kells (Townparks)	158	Owned
14	Meath	Duleek Priory Church	Duleek (Commons)	179	Owned
15	Meath	The Yellow Steeple, St. Mary's Abbey (Aug.), Part of Town Wall, Sheeps Gate, Porchfield	Trim	186	Owned
16	Meath	Abbey (Cist.)	Bective	187	Owned
17	Meath	Friary	Slane	188	Owned
18	Meath	St Cianan's Church	Duleek	199	Owned
19	Meath	Castle	Donore	232	Owned
20	Meath	Cannistown Church or Ardsallagh Church	Ardsallagh	239	Owned
21	Meath	Castle	Robertstown	256	Owned
22	Meath	Church	Killeen	257	Guardianship
23	Meath	Rathmaeve, Tara Hill	Odder	261	Owned
24	Meath	Church, Cross	Cruicetown	264	Owned
25	Meath	Castle	Athlumney	287	Guardianship
26	Meath	Church, Cross & Base	Rathmore	289	Guardianship
27	Meath	Cairn P	Corstown	290.01	Owned
28	Meath	Cairn Q	Corstown	290.01	Owned
29	Meath	Cairn R.1	Corstown	290.01	Owned
30	Meath	Cairn R.2	Corstown	290.01	Owned
31	Meath	Cairn S	Corstown	290.01	Owned
32	Meath	Cairn T	Corstown	290.01	Owned
33	Meath	Cairn U	Corstown	290.01	Owned
34	Meath	Cairn V	Corstown	290.01	Owned
35	Meath	Cairn W	Corstown	290.01	Owned
36	Meath	Cairn F	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
37	Meath	Cairn G	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
38	Meath	Cairn H	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
39	Meath	Cairn I	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
40	Meath	Cairn J	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
41	Meath	Cairn K	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
42	Meath	Mound M	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
43	Meath	Stone O	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
44	Meath	Tumulus B	Newtown	290.02	Guardianship
45	Meath	Cairn X	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
46	Meath	Cairn Za	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
47	Meath	Cross Yc	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
48	Meath	Fort Y	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
49	Meath	Megalithic Structure Yb	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
50	Meath	Rectangular Earthwork and Pillar Ya	Patrickstown	290.03	Guardianship
51	Meath	Danestown	Danestown	309	Owned
52	Meath	Athcarne White Cross	Reask	322	Owned
53	Meath	Cross	Balrath	356	Guardianship
54	Meath	Lintel, Fragment of Medieval Church	Dunshaughlin	400	Guardianship
55	Meath	Passage Grave	Knowth	409	Owned
56	Meath	Tumuli, Standing Stone, Inscribed Stone	Dowth	410	Owned
57	Meath	Duleek Cross	Duleek (Commons)	440	Guardianship
58	Meath	Nangle Castle (East Wall)	Trim	468	Owned
59	Meath	Sheep Gate (part of Town Walls)	Trim	469	Owned
60	Meath	Passage Grave	Fourknocks	472	Guardianship
61	Meath	Castle	Dumoe	482	Owned
62	Meath	St. Nicholas' Church	Dunsany	489	Owned
63	Meath	Ringfort	Realtoge	495	Guardianship
64	Meath	Ringfort	Ardmulchan	496	Guardianship
65	Meath	King John's Castle	Trim	514	Owned
66	Meath	Castle	Athcarne	539	Owned
67	Meath	Mound	Gaulstown	541	Owned
68	Meath	Ringfort	Robertstown	542	Owned
69	Meath	Fort	Loughbracken	543	Owned
70	Meath	Baronstown Cross	Carrickdexter	544	Owned
71	Meath	Passage Grave & 2 decorated Stones	Ardmulchan	546	Guardianship
72	Meath	Sarsfieldstown Cross	Sarsfieldtown	547	Guardianship
73	Meath	Habitation complex	Knowth	549	Owned
74	Meath	Barrow	Ninch	551	Guardianship
75	Meath	St John's Priory	Trim, Newtown	553	Owned
76	Meath	Earthworks (Slieve Breagh)	Hoards Town	596	Owned
77	Meath	St Colmcille's Well	Calliaghstown	637	Guardianship
78	Meath	Hill of Tara : medieval church, standing stones, graveyard	Castleboy	668	Owned
79	Meath	2 Forts	Mountfortescue	651	Owned