Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Castlecluggin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecluggin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.54618, -8.28766
- SMR number
- LI024-082002-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture to W of public road. Site of Tuoghcluggin Church (LI024-082001-) stood in SE quadrant of graveyard which consists of a sub-rectangular area (dims. 28m N-S; 51m E-W) enclosed by stonewall (H 1.2-1.5m). A small sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. 28m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 3.15m; H 0.95m) within W-half of graveyard may be remains of an earlier enclosure. Two inscribed headstones within, earliest dates to 1779 and numerous uninscribed gravemarkers. Tobernacrohaneeve holy well (LI024-083----) c. 150m to E. Site of Castle Cluggin (LI024-081---) lies 135m to W.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.