Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilbolane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbolane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballinakill Grave Yard (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.33800, -8.83454
- SMR number
- CO001-024001-
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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
In level pasture. Triangular graveyard (c. 70m NW-SE; c. 40m SW-NE), enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse, now deepened and widened for drainage. Site of medieval parish church of Kilbolane, mentioned in Papal Taxation lists of 1291 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 245). Remains of C of I parish church of Kilbolane (14717) at centre. Headstones date to 18th and 19th centuries; oldest noted dated 1720 (Grove White 1910-12, 250).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.