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Burial

Knockmealdown, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial, Knockmealdown, County Waterford, 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
Knockmealdown
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave
Latest-edition OS map
Grave
Coordinates
52.22793, -7.91610
SMR number
WA012-010----

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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

Situated on the summit of Knockmealdown Mountain c. 14m W of the trigonometric station, close to the county boundary with Tipperary. Marked as a grave on the 1837 and 1927 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Henry Eeles, the eccentric philosopher who published extensively on electricity in the late 18th century, was buried here at his own request with his horse and dog (Ryland 1824, 349; Scott 1984, 108). This is a circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 1.6m) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 1.2-1.6m; H 0.1m) which may have been eroded entirely on the NE side.

Ryland, Rev. R. H. (1824) The History, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Waterford. John Murray. London.
Scott, M. (Ed.) (1984) Hall's Ireland. Mr. And Mrs. Hall's tour of Ireland, 1840. Sphere. London.

Compiled by: Micahael Moore

Date of upload: 13 June 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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