Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Cloontemple, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloontemple
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Gd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd. (1923).
- Coordinates
- 52.47406, -8.86305
- SMR number
- LI029-107002-
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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
Medieval church ruins (LI029-107001-) stands in S quadrant of large rectangular-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 68m N-S x 84m E-W) enclosed by a post 1700 stone wall with entrance gate in centre of W wall. C of I church stands immediately N of medieval church ruins in centre of graveyard. Concentration of memorials of post 1700 date in area S of medieval church ruins. Fewer burials in area to N of C of I church. Original graveyard appears to have been located to S of medieval church ruins with this building forming the N boundary of the graveyard which was later extended to the N when a new C. of I. church was built. The boundary of this smaller burial ground is depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 January 2019
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.