Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killanully, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killanully
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1933)
- Coordinates
- 51.82727, -8.45210
- SMR number
- CO086-045001-
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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 W side of road; roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 100m NW-SE; c. 40m E-W) bounded by stone walls; E side curves to respect road. Extended to N in 19th century with recent extension to W. N half still in use; S half, heavily overgrown, contains ruins of Killanully parish church (CO086-04502-) at E edge overlooking road. Ground slopes steeply away from S wall of church. Coleman (1910-12, 252) notes 'about forty headstones here', earliest inscribed headstones date to 1750s; immediately outside N wall of church family vault dated 1796. Just outside enclosing wall to E, headstone of Thomas Busteed dated 1756. At SW corner, built into S-facing slope, rectangular (3.6m E-W; 4.2m N-S) 2-storey watch house; roofless and missing gables; ground floor door in E wall.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.