Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Castlebrack, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlebrack
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.19794, -7.39577
- SMR number
- LA001-004----
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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
Square-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 68m N-S; 77m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with ruins of church (LA001-004003-) in the centre of the graveyard with site of castle (LA001-004001-) 60m to SE. Architectural fragment consisting of a hood moulding terminal of a late medieval window decorated in relief with a vine leaf motif has been inserted into the graveyard wall. Middle spandrel of a tiwn light ogee headed late medieval window with hollowed spandrel and second spandrel decorated with incised stiff leaf pattern has been inserted into S wall of church (LA001-004003-).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.