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Burial ground

Oghil, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial ground, Oghil, 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
Oghil
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (Disused)
Coordinates
53.13225, -7.00125
SMR number
KD027-002----

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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

At the W end of a low E-W pasture ridge overlooking an extensive tract of bog to W. Believed locally to be the burial place of monks from the Cistercian Abbey at Mooreabbey Demesne (KD026-001----), to which it was reputedly linked via ‘The Dane’s Road’, a togher (KD027-001001-) crossing the bog to the W. An unenclosed rectangular area (OS 25-inch map dims c. 70m NE-SW; c. 45m NW-SE) is defined by a low gently curving scarp (H 0.4-0.8m) ESE-S-WSW, but is without clearly defined limits elsewhere. The E limits are heavily poached by livestock. The interior is nettle covered and no grave markers are visible.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 30 August 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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