Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killabraher South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killabraher South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.30421, -8.78113
- SMR number
- CO007-067001-
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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
On S-facing slope; approached by short path from road to N. Rectangular graveyard (c. 50m N-S; c. 45m E-W) enclosed by stone wall; low remains of earthen bank within enclosing wall on E and S sides; entrance at NW corner. Probably once contained parish church of Shandrum (14431). In use; earliest headstone noted dated to 1791. Stone-built burial vault near entrance to NW; two further vaults to NE. On W side, upright block of cut stone (H 0.5m) reused as gravemarker is possibly part of window surround from church.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.