Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Aghada, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghada
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- G Yd (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.83601, -8.21085
- SMR number
- CO088-035001-
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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
At W end of Upper Aghada village; roughly triangular graveyard (c. 80m E-W; c. 60m N-S) with ruined C of I parish church of Aghada (CO088-03502-), on or near site of earlier parish church, to N of centre. In occasional use with recent extension to W. Inscribed headstones date from 1711; one inscription is in Irish (Power 1940, 16); numerous 19th and 20th century headstones (Coleman and Healy 1901-3).
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
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.