Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Acragar, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Acragar
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.09727, -7.30265
- SMR number
- LA008-008001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked on 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Foy Church (in Ruins)' but on 1910 edition as 'Site of'. Church (LA008-008-) located on top of the highest part of the E quadrant of the graveyard. Irregular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 41m E-W; 51m N-S) defined by a 19th century stone wall. Simple incised cross-slab (LA008-008002-) located 50m to NE in roadside ditch opposite entrance to graveyard (JKAS 1904, Vol. IV, 193).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.