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Graveyard

Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, 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
Knock (Inishbofin Par.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.61553, -10.18866
SMR number
GA009D014002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in an area of rough pastureland and outcropping rock at the SE end of Inisbofin Island and immediately to the S of a roadway. Indicated as a roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 98m NNE-SSW; c. 60m E-W) on the 1896 resurvey of the OS 6-inch map, it has since been extended to the W. A medieval church (GA099D014001-) is located in its S half and traces of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (GA009D014003-), defined by a scarp line, are visible around the church from N through E to SE. Two holy wells are located within it at SW (GA009D014005-) and SE (GA009D014004-), as well as a bullaun (GA009D014008-). A number of cross-slabs (GA009D014006-, GA009D014007-, GA009D014010-, GA009D014011-) and two crosses (GA009D014012-, GA009D014013-) are also associated. The earliest burials occur around the church and consist of stone-lined graves and simple grave-markers. Modern burials occur to the N and NW of the church and the extension to the W. The graveyard is enclosed by a capped boulder wall and access is gained at NW.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 15 June 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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