Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Knocknashee, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknashee
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97386, -8.29697
- SMR number
- RO006-068019-
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
Archaeological excavation during 2008 uncovered the N wall of the church of the Cistercian Abbey (RO006-068005-) and burials, including one burial with an in situ grave-slab, (Quinn 2011).
Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 20th June, 2011.
References
Quinn, A. 2011 Boyle Abbey: Cistercian abbey. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2008: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 303, No. 1022. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Cistercian monksunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.