Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Dunamon, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunamon
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- G.Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.63205, -8.31537
- SMR number
- RO038-011002-
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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
Listed as Inigan on the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 224), and marked on Petty's map of 1683, and probably the site of the parish church of Donamon with Donamon Castle fortified house (RO038-010002-) c. 200m to the W. The present church (RO038-011001-) was probably built by Caulfields at the beginning of 18th century. Situated on a WNW-ESE ridge on the S bank of a W-E section of the River Suck, c. 140m from its S bank. The church is within a rectangular graveyard (dims 48m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by masonry walls, but a curving scarp S of the church could indicate an older enclosure.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Cal. doc. Ire. - Calendar of documents relating to Ireland 1171-1307, ed. H.S. Sweetman (5 vols., London, 1875-86).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.