Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Fancroft, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fancroft
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Burial Gd.
- Coordinates
- 52.98665, -7.79625
- SMR number
- OF043-023001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a natural rise of ground in upland area. Irregular shaped graveyard enclosed by stone wall with church (OF043-023----) located in N sector of graveyard. Possible sunken medieval road (OF043-023002-) gives access to the church which is contemporary with the church and graveyard which has no modern access. Motte (OF043-020----) located approx. 400m to NW.
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.