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Graveyard

Kilrathmurry, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Kilrathmurry, County Kildare, 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
Kilrathmurry
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Kilrathmurry Graveyard
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.41730, -7.00931
SMR number
KD003-001002-

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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)
  • 1799 · 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

On the site of a possible ringfort (KD003-001----). Named 'Site of Kilrathmurry Graveyard' and indicated as a rectangular area (est. dims. L c. 35m N-S; Wth c. 30m) on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map. A square area (ext. dims. 18.3m E-W; 17.5m N-S) is defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1m; H 0.1m). The interior contains a possible house site (KD003-001003-), and a shallow circular depression (diam 4m) at N. There are no visible grave markers.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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