Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Lackan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.63744, -7.42636
- SMR number
- WM006-037001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 rising ground with commanding views to the W, N and E. Ruins of Lackan medieval church (WM006-037----) forming N boundary of rectangular-shaped graveyard (dims. 35m N-S; 41m E-W) which is enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall with entrance gate at S close to SE angle. Graveyard contains two recumbent medieval graveslabs (WM006-037004-/005-) and upright memorials dating from the post-medieval period onwards.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 5 August 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.