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Graveyard

Aglish, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Aglish, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Aglish
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (1938)
Coordinates
51.88455, -8.76165
SMR number
CO072-092003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 top of a E-W ridge, overlooking Lee valley to N. Approached by lane from road to W. Graveyard consists of two rectangular sections enclosed by earthen bank (H c. 1.5m); stone-faced externally, sloping down gently internally. Eastern section (c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S) contains fragmentary remains of parish church of Aglish (CO072-092004-), close to NW corner. Linear hollow (Wth 7m; D 0.95m) runs S from SW corner of church, immediately E of stone-faced earthen bank dividing E and W sections of graveyard. In occasional use; earliest headstone noted dated 1785, some chest tombs in vicinity of church ruin. Western section (c. 50m E-W; c. 60m N-S) named 'Friar's Field' on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps but no record of friary having existed here (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988); consists of level grassy area. Recent burials at E end; adjacent to these, on W side are two long low earthen mounds (N mound: c. 10m N-S; c. 2.5m E-W; H c. 0.3m. S mound: c. 9m N-S; c. 2.5m E-W; H c. 0.3m) of uncertain nature. Hartnett (1939, 111) noted 'traces of mounds' in this section, which are probably those described above. In 1700 reported that flax was growing in W section, which also contained foundation of house (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 2). Remains of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO072-092001-) surround graveyard.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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