Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilnamona, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilnamona
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.86607, -9.08162
- SMR number
- CL033-006002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a steep S-facing slope. A subrectangular graveyard (int. dims. 42m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a masonry wall with a church (CL033-006001-) in the N portion. A possible coffin-resting stone forms part of the entrance. Toberlaughteen (CL033-006003-), a circular well (diam. 0.95m) with a corbelled canopy, is just SE of the graveyard. Tobernatasha well (CL033-007001-) is c. 150m S of the church. (Swinfen 1992, 79-80)
The following image has been uploaded:
CL033-006002-_01.jpg Possible coffin-resting stone (Photo: Michael Houlihan)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 13 April 2016
References
Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.