Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cork City
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1949-50)
- Coordinates
- 51.89433, -8.48058
- SMR number
- CO074-038001-
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
Surrounds St Fin Barre's cathedral (CO074-03802-), contains mainly 18th and 19th century graveslabs. Woodcock memorial of 1610, found under NW corner of 17th century tower when being demolished in 1865, now stands next to revetment wall to E of cathedral. Thirteenth century 'chapter-house' door, built into S wall of graveyard, with pointed multi-cusped arch in two orders, said to have originally come from nearby Dominican priory (CO074-037---); also built into graveyard wall pointed door arch (17th century) and mounded arch for piscina, set with two limestone heads (Bradlet et al. 1985, 53-5).
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
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
- Leper hospitalunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.