Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Knockmaon, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockmaon
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.09074, -7.72509
- SMR number
- WA030-042002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a small E-W ridge of rock outcrop c. 80m E of the N-S Brickey River, and at the S foot of the hillock on which Knockmaon castle stands. A small graveyard that is marked on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map attached to the church (WA030-042001-) has disappeared without trace (Power 1898a, 90-1). Knockmaon tower house (WA030-041001-) is c. 100m to N. (O'Connell Redmond 1918-19, 102)
Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.
Date of upload/revision: 11th August, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.