Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilcronan, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcronan
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- G. Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.86656, -7.29795
- SMR number
- LA030-026001-
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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
A monastery was founded here under the patronage of St. Cronan. Situated on a ridge in NW corner of graveyard. The existing church ruins (LA030-026) measured 45ft x 18ft. (O'Byrne, D. 1856, 50-51). Headstones post date 1700 AD.
Roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 39m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall containing post 1700 AD memorials.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.