Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Tristernagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tristernagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Templecross Burying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Templecross Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.59745, -7.48834
- SMR number
- WM011-051001-
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
In pasture on low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Tristernagh abbey (WM011-053---) located 570m to ENE. Sub-circular shaped area (diam. c. 50m E-W; 48m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank which is revetted with a later post-medieval stone wall with entrance gate and stile at SE. Church ruin (WM011-051---) stands in the centre, with base of cross (WM011-051002-) in SW quadrant. The graveyard contains memorials mainly dating from the 18th century onwards. Depicted as a small circular-shaped graveyard known as ‘Templecross Burying Ground’ on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. The circular-shaped graveyard may indicate presence of Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM011-051005-). This curving boundary is clearly visible on aerial photograph taken by Cambridge University in 1969 (CUCAP AYR009).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 13 July 2015
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.