Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ardkill, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardkill
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.36039, -6.93093
- SMR number
- KD008-009002-
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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
At the S-foot of a long, gentle pasture slope with a deserted medieval settlement site (KD008-008002-) immediately to the N and a tower house (KD008-008001-) and bawn (KD008-008003-) beyond, c. 350m to the NNW of the graveyard. A roughly rectangular area (dims. L c. 70m N-S; Wth c. 55m) is enclosed by a low, mortared stone wall with an entrance gate at the SW corner. A ruined church (KD008-009001-) and a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD008-009003-) lie to SW of centre. Burials are concentrated to the S of the church, with the earliest legible grave markers dating from the 18th century, and the graveyard is still in use.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.