Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Wallstown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Wallstown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.21587, -8.49522
- SMR number
- CO018-066001-
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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 side of Awbeg River, just above steep slope; c. 100 N of road in grounds of Wallstown House. Subrectangular graveyard (c. 45m N-S; c. 23m E-W) enclosed by low overgrown wall; cut-stone entrance piers with gate in S wall; interior raised c. 1.5m above level of surrounding terrain. Ruin of parish church of Wallstown (14456) in centre. In occasional use; most headstones to S of church, a few within; earliest headstone noted dated 1794. Some low uninscribed gravemarkers noted, particularly SW of church. Holy well (13975) c. 350m to SE.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.