Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Boherash, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boherash
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- GYd (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.18935, -8.35690
- SMR number
- CO027-041001-
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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
Immediately N of Glanworth village; entered via short passage from road to W. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 70m N-S; c. 75m E-W) enclosed by stone wall, entered through gateway at N end of W wall. Ruin of C of I parish church of Glanworth (14702) in NW quadrant. In occasional use. Burials throughout graveyard, concentrated to E and S; earliest headstone noted dated 1724. Low uninscribed gravemarkers some iof which are reused medieval jambs, and some altar tombs to E of church. Remains of earlier parish church (14399) immediately outside SE corner.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.