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Graveyard

Churchground, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Churchground, County Kerry, 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
Churchground
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yd.
Coordinates
51.90339, -9.43753
SMR number
KE094-004003-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 N side of the main street in Kilgarvan. A roughly square graveyard (c. 50m x 50m), enclosed by a masonry stone wall with the entrance at SW. It is in occasional use. The medieval parish church (KE094-004001-) is at the centre of the graveyard. A number of altar-tombs, some dating to the 19th century, are located in the S and SW sectors of the graveyard. One tomb adjoins the SE corner of the church. Inscribed headstones are situated to the N of the church; some unmarked graves were noted. The ruin of a 19th-century Catholic church (KE094-004004-) stands in the W side of the graveyard. A bullaun stone (KE094-004002-) is in a garden wall on the S side of the street, opposite the graveyard.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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