Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killashee (killashee Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.