Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kentstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kentstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.62728, -6.52597
- SMR number
- ME032-006001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located at the S edge of a level landscape and at the crest of a S-facing slope down to the W-E Nanny River, which is c. 150m distant. The site of the parish church of Kentstown (ME032-006----) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 55m N-S; c. 38m E-W at N c. 45m E-W at S) defined by masonry walls. The mid-14th century effigy of Sir Thomas de Tuite (ME032-006002-) is displayed inside the present Church of Ireland church.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 22 January, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.