Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Knockmealdown, County Waterford, Ireland
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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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
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
- Church1 mi
- Road - road/trackway1 mi
- Boundary stone2 mi
- Boundary stone2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.