Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Newcastle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- G. Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.66887, -8.55752
- SMR number
- LI005-026002-
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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
19th century Kilmurry C. of I. church standing on site of medieval church (LI005-026001-) in W quadrant of graveyard which has been extended to the E. On the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map the graveyard consisted of a roughly rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 52m N-S x 68m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at W. The E boundary of the old graveyard forms the townland boundary with Castletroy.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Gatewayunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.