Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Courtaparteen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Courtaparteen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.66967, -8.52822
- SMR number
- CO125-021001-
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 top of a cliff, overlooking outer reaches of Kinsale harbour to E. Wedge-shaped area (c. 70m E-W; Wth c. 25m at W end, c. 40m at E end), enclosed to N, S and W by iron railing, cliff-edge to E. Numerous low uninscribed gravemarkers; 'only half-a-dozen inscriptions here' (Coleman 1917-20b), the earliest dated 1789. In occasional use. Ruins of church (CO125-021002-) near E end.
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
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.