Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Shandrum (carbery East (w.d) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shandrum (carbery East (w.d) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.35263, -8.73849
- SMR number
- CO002-042----
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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
At SW corner of crossroads. Rectangular graveyard (60m E-W; 53m N-S) enclosed by low wall of uncoursed limestone rubble. In use; gravestones date from late 18th century; arched burial vault topped by chest tomb in NW quadrant; second arched vault in SW quadrant, second chest tomb in NE corner. Contained parish church of Shandrum which was in ruins in 1615 and had probably disappeared by 1694 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 4, 205); Down Survey (1655-6) (1655-6) barony map shows a church in approximately this location.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.