Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilknockan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilknockan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 52.48497, -7.69170
- SMR number
- TS070-011004-
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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 a gentle N-facing slope at the base of Kilknockan Hill, in pasture. The church (TS070-011002-) and graveyard formed part of a settlement with earthworks (TS070-011003-) in the field to the SW-W-N and a castle (TS070-011001-), which is no longer visible, 50m to the WNW. According to the OS Namebook (O'Donovan) in 1840 there was a graveyard attached to the church. This is indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. and 2nd (1903-04) ed. 6-inch OS maps as an irregular area extending E of the church 11.4m (OS map dims. c. 47.7m N-S; c. 34.6m E-W) outlined by a dashed line and annotated ‘Site of Grave Yard’ and ‘Grave Yard (Disused)’ respectively. The dashed line suggests that the graveyard was not enclosed. There is no visible trace of a graveyard, marker stones or headstones above ground.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 6 March 2012
References
O'Donovan, J. 1840 Ordnance Survey Namebooks. County Tipperary.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.