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Graveyard

Killynagh More, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Killynagh More, 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
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-

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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

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 Unpublished report, Author.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

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

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