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Graveyard

Killashee (Killashee ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Killashee, 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
Killashee (Killashee ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
G. Yd.
Coordinates
53.18898, -6.67203
SMR number
KD024-003004-

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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

A Registered Historic Monument (No. 2/2009). At the S end of a low N-S pasture ridge. A completely overgrown, rectangular graveyard (dims. L c. 50m NE-SE; Wth c. 45m) contains some finely carved 18th and 19th century headstones together with a small number of table tombs and slabs. May be the site of an Early Christian foundation (KD024-003005-). An 18th century church (KD024-003001-), occupying the site of an earlier, medieval church (KD024-003002-), the W tower of which survives, stands to S of centre in the interior, and a complex souterrain (KD024-003003-) lies in the adjoining field immediately to the SW. (http://kildare.co/Graveyard-Details.asp?ID=K079 Last accessed 06-06-2012)

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 07 June 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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