Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Churchtown (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchtown (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.27173, -8.73068
- SMR number
- CO016-056001-
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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 Churchtown village. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 48m WSW-ENE; c. 40m NNW-SSE), enclosed by high coped stone walls rebuilt in 1898 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 183). Entered by wrought iron gate at S end of W wall. Ruin of Bruhenny parish church (14406) in centre. In occasional use; area within and to E of church overgrown, otherwise under grass. Most headstones date from 18th century, earliest noted dated to 1737 (ibid.). Interior of church full of flat slabs, table tombs and vaults, all of 18th and 19th century date.
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.