Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26013, -7.11400
- SMR number
- WA009-005072-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
The parish church of St Patrick's (WA009-005024-) with references dating from 1468 has a subrectangular graveyard (max. dims. c. 75m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by part of the town wall at W, high walls at N and E, and railings at S onto Patrick St. There are some architectural fragments in the graveyard, but no medieval or post-medieval graveslabs. A ringed cross (WA009-005074-) which was found in the graveyard is now kept in the present St Patrick's church. (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 2, 249)
Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 19 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.