Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Coole Upper, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coole Upper
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.10881, -8.20394
- SMR number
- CO036-019003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 W side of road, overlooking ruined church (CO036-01902-) 150m to SSE. Sub-rectangular area (c. 40m E-W; c. 60m N-S) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank. Most inscribed headstones in uneven overgrown area to S of centrally-placed ruined parish church of Coole (CO036-01904-); earliest noted headstones date to 1780s. Still in use; recently a new entrance from road inserted to NE and area to N and W of church levelled by machine.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.