Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Churchfield,churchtown, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchfield,churchtown
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.97298, -7.49896
- SMR number
- LA016-018002-
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
Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 57m N-S; 60m E-W) defined by a 19th century wall (H 1m, Wall T 0.5m) with church located in S quadrant. Some uninscribed gravemarkers visible. Most headstones are post 1700 AD.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Holed stoneunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.