Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilquane (Barretts By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilquane (Barretts By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (Disused) (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.04711, -8.66116
- SMR number
- CO042-068003-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On N bank of Clyda river; roughly rectangular area (40m E-W; 30m N-S; see plan, Cotter 1994), enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank to N, E and W, river bank to S; earthen bank to W built in early 19th century (ibid.). Site cleared of overgrowth by local community in 1993 (ibid.). Foundations of stone wall run parallel to and inside W bank. Stone-lined, lintelled drain (W 0.2m; D 0.1m) built into river bank on W side of wall foundations; some lintels removed from drain and lying nearby. Church (9508) in N halfof graveyard; S half covered by low uninscribed gravemarkers set in lines. One large uninscribed slab (L 2m; Wth 0.7m) lying on surface, long axis WSW-ENE, may cover burial. Holed stone (9569) c. 40m to NW; tumulus (7864) in field c. 50m to W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Holed stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.