Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Churchacres, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchacres
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- G.Yd.
- Coordinates
- 54.05894, -8.15430
- SMR number
- RO004-003002-
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
At the bottom of a steep S-facing slope and on the N shore of Lough Meelagh. Rectangular graveyard (dims. 73m E-W; 48m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which has been extended to the E. Church (RO004-003001-) is within, and St Lassar's Well (RO004-002002-) is c. 30m to the W. (Weld 1832, 264-9)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Altarunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.