Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Kilknockane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilknockane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25268, -8.90522
- SMR number
- CO015-143001-
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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 pasture, on low E-W ridge, on E side of driveway to house. Bowman (1934, 151) recorded site of church (14498) and burial ground on hill called 'Ardnacille.' He noted (ibid.) 'many grass covered mounds [marking] the site' and was informed by landowner that 'the church stones and headstones were removed many years ago'. Site known to present landowner as burial ground though no burials or burial markers are now evident.
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
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.