Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Strike Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Strike Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.44749, -7.65841
- SMR number
- TS070-081003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Sub-rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 25m N-S at W and c. 40m N-S at E; c. 45m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11.8m; int. H 1.55m; ext. H 1.55m) to N, bank (Wth 6.95m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 0.7m) to E and bank on S sides and earthen scarp (Wth 3.8m; H 1.15m) to W. Present entrance to graveyard via small gate at SW in a post and wire fence erected along the S and W sides just beyond the earthen enclosure. A stone field boundary, marked on the 2nd (1903-04) ed. OS 6-inch map, now forms the N side of the graveyard, also just beyond the earthen enclosure. The original entrance is not visible. Occasional mature deciduous trees around top of bank. Interior covered in tall, lush grass and nettles. Church (TS070-081001-) within interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.