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Graveyard

Errill, County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Errill, 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
Errill
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
52.85286, -7.67203
SMR number
LA027-024001-

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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

Situated atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions, stream located immediately N of graveyard. St. Kieran's monastery (LA027-022001-) located 190m to NW, site of St. Kieran's Tree (LA027-023---) 115m to NNW, St. Kieran's Well (LA027-026---) 450m to ENE and 17th century wayside cross (LA027-025---) 80m to SW. Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 79m N-S; 54m E-W) enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall containing memorials dating from 1700 onwards. Graveyard gateway located at S end of W wall of graveyard with stone stile to N of gateway. Narrow entrance gate of recent appearance at NW corner of graveyard. Medieval church ruins (LA027-024---) in centre of graveyard. Some cut stone fragments from the medieval church ruins appear to have been reused as grave markers.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Updated by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 25 March 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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