Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killynagh More, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killynagh More
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Killynagh Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.80780, -8.21870
- SMR number
- RO022-067002-
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
Situated on the summit of an E-W ridge. Rectangular graveyard (dims c. 35m E-W; c. 20m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which has been extended to the E. Church site (RO022-067001-) is in the interior. Archaeological monitoring (15E0023) of works to widen the approach lane from the N to the NE angle of the graveyard produced no archaeological material (Timoney 2015).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 5 February 2020
References
Timoney, M. A. 2015 Final Report on Licenced Monitoring re improvement of Access Road and related works at Killynagh More, Clooneyquinn, Co. Roscommon. Licence No. 15E0023. Unpublished report, Author.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.