Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Rathmore West, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmore West
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.21733, -6.56502
- SMR number
- KD020-009006-
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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
On the W-edge of Rathmore village, a former Anglo-Norman borough (KD020-009001-), and overlooked by a fine motte (KD020-009004-) immediately to the N. An almost square area (est. dims. L c. 80m E-W; Wth c. 75m) enclosed by a stone wall contains a multi-period C of I church dedicated to St. Columcille in the W sector, which stood on site of or possibly incorporated the remains of a medieval church (KD020-009005-). The graveyard contains one freestanding granite cross (KD020-009007-) and four possible medieval crosses, (KD020-009008-, KD020-009010-, KD020-009013- and KD020-009014-), a medieval graveslab (KD020-009012-) and a 17th century cross (KD020-009011-).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Updated by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 March 2015
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.