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Burial ground

Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial ground, Castlehaven, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castlehaven
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Burial Gd (Disused) (1902)
Coordinates
51.50873, -9.18367
SMR number
CO151-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1866 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture, on NW-facing slope at W edge of Horse Island. Marked 'Old Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Roughly sub-rectangular field (c. 50m NE-SW; c. 31m NW-SE) defined by coastal cliff to NW and W. At SW side built up against steep NW-facing slope, are series of earthen banks (H c. 0.8m) enclosing three rectangular areas c. 8m wide (NW-SE) and 25m, 10m and 15m in length, from NE-SW, respectively. On more gently sloping ground to NW, 7m in from cliff edge, is upright stone (H 0.5m; 0.41m x 0.1m) aligned NW-SE. According to local tradition one of the McCarthy-Townsends buried here.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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