Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Castlefreke, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlefreke
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.56622, -8.97277
- SMR number
- CO143-076001-
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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 gentle W-facing slope, overlooking Long Strand to S, within Castlefreke demesne. Roughly rectangular yard enclosed by stone wall; contains ruins of Rathbarry parish church (CO143-076002-) and to N ruins of C of I parish church (CO143-076002-). This latter church built in 1825 (Lewis Vol. 2 1837, 488-9); it is now roofless though walls stand to full height; rectangular in plan (long axis NE-SW) with shallow chancel projection to NE, pinnacled tower at W corned and entrance porch at S corner; it was closed in 1927.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.