Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ryves Castle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ryves Castle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ballyscaddan Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballyscaddan Burial Gd. (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.42293, -8.37331
- SMR number
- LI041-019002-
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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
Situated on the demesne lands of Ryves Castle which is built on site of Castle Jane (LI041-047-----) located 220m to SSE. Ballyscaddan burial ground known locally as Castle Jane graveyard depicted as a rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 36m N-S x 45m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N. Described by Westropp (1904-5, 452) as 'a graveyard, having monuments of the Ryans, 1705-79'. Possible medieval church site (LI041-019001-) located inside burial ground.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.