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Graveyard

Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Ratoath, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ratoath
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.50823, -6.46005
SMR number
ME044-034017-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Located on top of a broad, low hill, with the motte and bailey (ME044-034001-) c. 150m to the SSW. No trace of the medieval church structure (ME044-034003-) is extant within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 70m NNE-SSW; c. 65m WNW-ESE) defined by masonry walls, apart from some dressed pieces from windows. The W wall of the old graveyard has been removed and the graveyard now extends off to the NW (dims c. 130m NW-SE; c. 80m NE-SW). Headstones in the old graveyard date mostly from c. 1750 to 1990. A graveslab of a knight (ME044-034005-) has been set into the church tower of the 19th century church on the S side. The graveyard cross (ME044-034006-) is in the graveyard. Archaeological testing (93E0055) by R. Meenan immediately S of the old graveyard produced no related material (excavations.ie: 1993:0181). Archaeological testing (14E0204) by Donald Murphy NE of the graveyard and c. 30m to the E at the closest point produced no related material (excavations.ie 2014:258), and further testing (15E0027) by J. Stirland just to the S had a similar result (excavations.ie 2015:105).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 April, 2015
Amended: 25 March 2021, 26 May, 2021, 1 August 2023

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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