Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilpipe, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilpipe
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.83330, -6.35281
- SMR number
- WI039-015001-
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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 level ground on the summit of a small NE-SW ridge. A roughly rectangular graveyard (dims. 40m x 30m) with a church (WI039-015----) on the W side. The graveyard is defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; H 0.2-1.6m) with an external facing of drystone walling and an external fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.5m). A motte (WI039-016----) occurs 150m to the NE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 September 2012
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.