Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Bellmount Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bellmount Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.84136, -8.82663
- SMR number
- CO083-075001-
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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
Approached by laneway from N, on SE side of Crookstown village; rectangular graveyard (c. 65m E-W; c. 50m N-S) enclosed by poorly preserved stone wall. In occasional use. At centre are ruins of Moviddy C of I parish church (CO083-075004-). Earliest noted headstone dated 1764; roofless mausoleum to E of church contains classical wall plaque dated 1719 (Anon. 1898-1900, 10-11); there are other family vaults in E section of graveyard and some chest tombs. The 1842 OS 6-inch map shows dotted circle labelled 'site of Old Building' (CO083-075002-) immediately N of graveyard; no visible surface trace. Glebe house (CO083-076----) c. 300m to ENE.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.