Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilcamin, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcamin
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilcamin Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.20162, -7.89743
- SMR number
- OF022-021----
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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
Situated on a natural rise on the floodplains of the Little river in undulating countryside. Square shaped graveyard (26m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 0.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) with some 18th but mainly 19th-century headstones. Large quarry pit in the SW sector due to modern disturbance. Church (OF022-020----) remains located across the river to the W and Holy well (OF022-022----) located to the S. Portion of bell shrine belonging to St. Camin found in graveyard in the 19th-century (JRSAI vol. 2, 59-60)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.