Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Leny, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leny
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.61039, -7.43448
- SMR number
- WM011-028001-
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 high ground with commanding views in all directions except to N where it is overlooked by higher ground. Rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 58m N-S; 39m E-W) enclosed by a post medieval stone wall with post-medieval church possibly on site of medieval church (WM011-028----) standing in N quadrant. Graveyard contains memorials of post-medieval date and is entered through a gateway in S wall located close to SW corner.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 20 August 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.