Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Ballykean, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykean
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.22392, -7.26846
- SMR number
- OF026-017003-
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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. Raised rectangular graveyard (OF026-017002-) with 18th and 19th-century headstones. 17th-century O'Dempsey graveslab dating to 1699 located near S wall of graveyard unlocated due to dense overgrowth (OHAS file 1974) .
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
- Graveyardunder 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.