Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killeenemer, County Cork, Ireland
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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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 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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.