Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonmacnoise
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.32646, -7.98574
- SMR number
- OF005-004----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · 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
The graveyard stands on the site of the Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon. It includes the ruins of a cathedral (OF005-004001-), seven churches (OF005-005----, 007001-, 008001-, 009----, 010----, 013001-, 052----), a round tower (OF005-020----), six high crosses (OF005-016----, 017----, 018----, 019----, 021----, 064----) and the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe (see OF005-023001- and following). The original high crosses and a selection of graveslabs are on display in the visitor centre.
Revised by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 16 September 2012
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.