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Graveslab

Knocknashee, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Knocknashee, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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