Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballyeightragh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyeightragh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1936)
- Coordinates
- 51.99955, -8.09479
- SMR number
- CO055-032001-
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-facing slope overlooking glen of Kiltha river, on N side of road. Rectangular graveyard (c. 90m N-S; c. 50m E-W), in occasional use. Foundations of Clonmult parish church (CO055-032002-) near N end. Low bank crossing graveyard, 30m from S end, defines southern limit of marked burials. Inscribed headstones date from 1747 (Henchion 1976; Coleman 1907-9a). Ringfort (CO055-033----) immediately outside graveyard to S.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.