Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Graigaheesha, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 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.