Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballykean, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykean
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.22391, -7.26834
- SMR number
- OF026-017002-
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
Only the S and W walls of a poorly preserved church (OF026-017001-) survives built with uncoursed rubble with punch dressed quoins. There are several burials erected in the interior of the church. Raised rectangular graveyard with 18th and 19th-century headstones. 17th-century graveslab (OF026-017003-) near S wall of graveyard unlocated due to dense overgrowth.
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
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.