Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Church Hill, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Church Hill
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10820, -9.10108
- SMR number
- CO030-112001-
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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
In pasture, in SE corner of field. Sunken quadrant (39m E-W; 24m N-S) in angle of field defined by inner-facing scarp W->N (D c. 0.35m), and by field fences to E and S. Known locally as burial ground. Bowman (1934, 293) recorded church site (14467) and burial ground here which have been 'ploughed many times'.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.