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Kilmoremoy, County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Kilmoremoy
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.12193, -9.16700
SMR number
MA030-051005-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Located on the level top of an E-facing slope, enclosed within a burial ground named ‘League Cemetery’ (MA030-051004-).
This enclosure is not indicated on the 1837 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps. It consists of a slightly raised, roughly circular area (c. 27m N-S; c. 24m E-W) defined by a scarp. The scarp (H 1.2m at E) is well defined at NE−SE, but is difficult to trace at S where it is truncated by modern graves; it is low and poorly defined at SW−NW, and cannot be traced at NW−N, where it is engulfed by a dense thicket of overgrowth.
There are 18th- and 19th-century headstones and grave slabs, as well as a number of low uninscribed grave-markers throughout the interior. In the NE quadrant, a cross-inscribed stone (MA030-051007-) protrudes from the ground, and a possible bullaun stone (MA030-051006-) lies against the enclosure scarp at E. Kilmoremoy graveyard (MA030-05102-), which encloses a medieval church (MA030-05101-), is located 150m down-slope to E.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 2 February 2021

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