Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilgarriff, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilgarriff
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.63022, -8.91442
- SMR number
- CO135-013001-
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 terrace in steep S-facing slope; extensive view to S over Clonakilty. Roughly rectangular area enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank. Rows of low uninscribed headstones with many inscribed stones dating to 1780s. Contains remains of church (CO135-013002-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.