Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Monkstown (castle Farm), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monkstown (castle Farm)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.84893, -8.34202
- SMR number
- CO087-029001-
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
On E side of road, ground falls away steeply to E; overlooking Monkstown and Cork Harbour to E. Triangular graveyard (wide to W; c. 30m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by stone wall; densely overgrown and virtually impenetrable. No longer in use; many low uninscribed gravemarkers; numerous chest tombs and vaults; earliest headstone dated to 1710, many of 19th century date (Coleman 1901-3b; O'Leary 1918, 71-3; Hurse 1925 and 1926, facing p. 12). Ruins of late medieval parish church of Monkstown (CO087-02902-) at N corner, also heavily overgrown.
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
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Benedictine monksunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.