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Graveyard

Rathmore West, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Rathmore West, 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
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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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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 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.

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