Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Newtown (navan Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (navan Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55559, -6.77216
- SMR number
- ME036-049016-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in the graveyard (ME036-049014-) attached to the Cathedral and the parish church of Newtown, c. 12m E of the SE corner of the Cathedral. A coffin-shaped sandstone headstone (H 0.9m; Wth 0.42-0.48m; T 0.11m) is set upright but with no inscription. It has a moulded edge and a badly worn floriated cross incised on its E face, the stem of which (Wth 0.07m) can be distinguished.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 9 July, 2019
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
- Holed stoneunder 1 mi
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.