Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shinrone
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.98393, -7.93083
- SMR number
- OF042-026001-
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
19th-century C of I church was probably built on the site of an earlier medieval church (OF042-026----). The graveyard contains several early 18th-century headstones worthy of recording. Architectural fragments of a late medieval church have been used as headstones in graveyard. Fragment of twin light ogee headed window can be seen in front garden of house directly across from church gates.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - follyunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.