Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Colp East,Colp West, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Colp East,Colp West
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.70751, -6.29421
- SMR number
- ME021-012008-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
There are no visible remains of the medieval church of Colpe (ME021-012004-) in a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m NE-SW; c. 35-40m NW-SE), the perimeter of which at NE and SE forming the townland boundary with Colp East, but all the inscriptions are recorded (Gary 1992-3). In 1981 the head (ME021-012005-) and base (ME021-012006-) of a high cross were identified by Canon Ellison. The head was ultimately moved to the Church of Ireland church at Julianstown (ME028-001003-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 December, 2014
References
Garry, J. (1992-3) The Colpe inscriptions. Ríocht na Mídhe, 8, 4, 62-77.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.