Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
MacRoney Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- MacRoney Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.17815, -8.21458
- SMR number
- CO028-021001-
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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
Approached by laneway from road c. 200m to SE. Pentagonal graveyard (c. 40m max. N-S; c. 45m max. E-W) enclosed by overgrown earthen bank to S, W and N, and to E by stone-faced earthen bank with entrance gate from laneway. Interior surface very uneven, rising towards centre, and dropping off steeply into NE corner. Ruin of parish church of Macroney (14443) in N half. In use; earliest headstones noted date from 18th century; no gravemarkers to N of church.
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.