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Graveyard

Killeenemer, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Killeenemer, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Killeenemer
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (1935)
Coordinates
52.21558, -8.32847
SMR number
CO019-092003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On E side of road, in centre of early ecclesiastical enclosure (13882). Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 40m E-W; c. 65m N-S) enclosed by drystone wall of large squared stones (H 1.1m; T 1m); wall thicker (T 1.8m) adjacent to entrance stile to W, but reduced to basal courses, topped by wire fence, at W end of N side. Ruin of parish church of Killeenemer (14433) in centre. Interior slightly raised (H 0.3m) above surrounding field level. No gravemarkers noted. Clearance cairns, mostly of small stones, to N, E and S of church; rectangular cairn of large stones to NW (c. 2.75m E-W; c. 1.5m N-S).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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