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Graveyard

Ballinamona (Horeabbey Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Ballinamona (Horeabbey Par.), 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
Ballinamona (Horeabbey Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yd
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (Disused)
Coordinates
52.52106, -7.93020
SMR number
TS060-064004-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

In improved pasture, on a N-facing slope. Forming the E quadrant of a large enclosure (TS060-064001-) this graveyard consists of a sub-rectangular area (dims. c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) defined by inner bank (overall Wth 3.35-4.35m; Wth at top 0.7-1.2m; int. H 0.45-0.7m; ext. H 0.6-0.95m). One course of kerbing, comprising of large stones (L 0.2-0.3m) defining bank exterior at S-end of E-side and smaller stones (L 0.05m) within. Fosse (overall Wth 3.75m; basal Wth 1.7m; D 0.1m) to E, S and W-side which is best preserved (overall Wth 4.45m; basal Wth 1.9m; D 0.4m) along S-side. Outer bank (overall Wth 3.45m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) to S-side. Gap (overall Wth 3m; basal Wth 2m) in inner bank at S. Interior of monument is densely overgrown with nettles and whitethorn. No visible surface trace of any gravemarkers. Field boundary (long-axis ENE-WSW) c. 9m to N.

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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