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Graveyard

Cartron (Ballynahinch By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Cartron, 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
Cartron (Ballynahinch By.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.55700, -10.04124
SMR number
GA022-012001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In an area of rough pastureland, immediately to the S of a road. This roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 83m E-W; c. 75m N-S) slopes from N to S and overlooks Ballinakill Lough to the S. A medieval church (GA022-012----) lies in its N sector. Modern burials occupy its S end. Nearer the church the burials are marked by rough uninscribed rectangular grave-markers. One roughly hewn cross (L 0.5m) is inscribed with the letters HT and bears a cross on its head. A recumbent slab (L 1.6m; Wth 0.5m) is also inscribed with a cross and the letters PC. An early cross-slab (GA022-012002-) and a cross-inscribed pillar (GA022-012003-) are also visible. Two small crosses (GA022-012004- and GA022-012005-) formerly located here are now in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin (information from Dr J. Higgins, 14 May 2018).

Updated by: Olive Alcock

Date of revised upload: 14 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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