Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilcredan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcredan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.88228, -7.98016
- SMR number
- CO077-043001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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 steep E-facing slope, on W side of road; square graveyard (L 40m) still in use, many 18th and 19th century headstones, the earliest dating from 1769 (O'Shea 1988, 89). Ruins of 17th century C of I church (CO077-04302-) in NE quadrant. Rectangular area to N and E of church (25m x 15m) separated from rest of graveyard by low walls and church.
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
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Wall monument - effigialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.