Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Linfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Linfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Old Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Ground (Disused) (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.56992, -8.37076
- SMR number
- LI024-010002-
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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a NW-facing slope with extensive view NW-NE. Rectangular area (14m NNE-SSE; c. 9.5m WNW-ESE) defined by linear counterscarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.45m) to E and a scarped edge (Wth 0.7m; H 0.6m) aligned (L 12m). Along W side are some low upright stone that may be uninscriber burial markers. Dry stone wall field boundary defines N-side and area open to S. Entire area of monument is heavily poached by cattle. Site of church (LI024-010001-) here and holy well (LI024-010003-) c. 50m to W.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 6 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.