Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Knockgraffon, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockgraffon
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.41409, -7.93269
- SMR number
- TS075-019004-
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
On a natural rise overlooking the Suir river valley to the W. Knockgraffon motte and bailey (TS075-019001-) are visible c. 100m to the S. The medieval church (TS075-019003-) is centrally placed within a roughly rectangular graveyard (dims. 57m N-S; 76m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall. A graveslab (TS075-019007-) dating from the early 16th century is located in the chancel of the church. Headstones dating from the 18th century until recently are located S of the church.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 02 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Exhibitionist figureunder 1 mi
- Exhibitionist figureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.