Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Lackeen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackeen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.27058, -8.77686
- SMR number
- CO016-027002-
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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, in centre of early ecclesiastical enclosure (13886). Depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular graveyard (c. 45m NW-SE; c. 28m SW-NE) defined by broken line; church (14440) S of centre on E-W axis. Roughly trapezoidal area (c. 22m E-W; c. 10m max. N-S) enclosed by stone wall. North wall of enclosure joins E and W gables of church close to S ends; S wall of church forms part of N side. Outside enclosed area, raised area defined by scarped edge (H c. 1m), continuing line of graveyard wall on W side for c. 10m to N, turning E and extending c. 3m outside N and E walls of church, before meeting N wall of graveyard; this is sole visible remains of N half of graveyard as shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map.
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.