Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Castlehyde East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlehyde East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.14120, -8.31398
- SMR number
- CO035-017001-
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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 S side of road and on N side of Castle Hyde (14869) demesne. Subrectangular graveyard (c. 70m E-W; c. 110m N-S) enclosed by stone wall to N, E, and S and by farm buildings to W. Entrance from road by pair of wrought iron gates; pedestrian entrance to S to accommodate residents of Castle Hyde (14869), linked to house by wide hedge-lined walk (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, 99). Headstones dated from mid-18th-century. Ruin of C of I parish church of Litter (14707) in S half. Location of medieval parish church of Litter may have been elsewhere (see 14471) but church of Litter reported 'in good repair' in 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 313) may have been on present site.
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
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.