Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callan South
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54411, -7.38960
- SMR number
- KK026-010031-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Centrally placed within the walled town of Callan (KK026-010----), at the junction of Green Street (formerly South Street) and Mill Street (formerly East Street). A roughly square graveyard (dims. c. 70m NNE-SSW; c. 78m WNW-ESE) associated with the medieval parish church of St Mary’s (KK026-010012-) occupying the SE angle of the main crossroads in the town. The parish church was founded in the 13th century by William Marshall (died 1219), (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 297).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 27 June 2022
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.