Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
MacEtown (skreen By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- MacEtown (skreen By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57607, -6.49363
- SMR number
- ME032-044001-
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
Situated on a level landscape with a small W-E valley c. 100m to the N. The parish church of Macetown (ME032-044----) is within a neglected and overgrown graveyard (dims c. 40m NE-SW; c. 32m NW-SE at NE to c. 40m NW-SE at SW) defined by masonry walls. According to Dopping's visitation (1682-5) the graveyard was fenced at that time (Ellison 1971, 37). One piece of a window surround (H 0.5m) with two hollow chamfers was re-used as a grave-marker, but the mantel of a fireplace (ME032-044002-) which was in the graveyard is no longer present.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 15 April, 2015
References
Ellison, Rev. C. C. 1971-5 Bishop Dopping's Visitation Book 1682-5, Ríocht na Mídhe, 5, 1, 28-39; 5, 2, 3-13; 5, 3, 3-11; 5, 4, 98-103; 6, 1, 3-13.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Stone headunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.