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Graveyard

Portnahinch, County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Portnahinch, County Laois, 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
Portnahinch
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.13838, -7.26842
SMR number
LA004-004001-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Undivided church (LA004-004-) in fair condition situated on raised area close to river Barrow in NE quadrant of rectangular shaped graveyard.

Rectangular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 38m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall as indicated on current ed OS 6-inch map. Church located in NE quadrant of graveyard. Graveyard contains 18th and 19th century memorials with a concentration of memorials inside and around the S , and W sides of the church. The graveyard is entered through a small gateway located off centre to S in the E wall near the SE angle of the graveyard. Beside this gateway to the S there is a stone stile. There is narrow gravelled pathway running E-W across the graveyard directly inside the gateway.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Nearby in the register

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

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