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Graveyard

Graigaheesha, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Graigaheesha, County Tipperary South, 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
Graigaheesha
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yd.
Coordinates
52.68010, -7.54787
SMR number
TS043-030003-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On flat pasture with good views in all directions, nearby ringfort (TS043-031----) located 430m to the SE. A slightly raised circular graveyard (diam. NE-SW 33m; NW-SE 32.9m) enclosed by a rubble built limestone wall (wall T 0.56m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 2m), flat berm (Wth 0.8m), water-logged fosse (Wth 3m - 5.8m; ext. D 0.8m) and well-preserved wide, flat-topped outer bank (top Wth 5m; base Wth 5m; ext. H 0.6m) which is not visible at W sector. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) into the graveyard at E. At the W end of the graveyard there are the possible wall-footings of the SW gable of a church (TS043-030001-). The headstones within the graveyard are of 18th and 19th century date.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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