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Graveyard

Kilmacnevan, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Kilmacnevan, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kilmacnevan
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yd.
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.56532, -7.53346
SMR number
WM011-115001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Kilmacnevan monastic site placed on the Register of Historic Monuments in 1989. Extract from Iris Oifigiúil 25th April 1989. Situated on well drained grass land, a trapezoidal-shaped graveyard (approx. diam. 33m NE-SW; 29m NW-SE; wall T 0.5m) enclosed by a mortared stone wall dating from 1863. Graveyard entered through shouldered-arched gateway in centre of S wall with stile immediately to E. 1863 date inscribed with the name 'KILLMACKNEVAN' on the lintel of the entrance arch. A second stone stile can be seen at W end of N wall of graveyard. The interior of the graveyard contains memorials dating from the 18th century to the present time. Medieval ruins of Kilmacnevan Church (WM011-015---) in N quadrant. To S of the church there is the possible base and head of a high cross (WM011-115003-). A linear earthen bank can be seen running W from the SW angle of the graveyard and other earthworks are visible in the field immediately to the W. The graveyard possibly stands inside a larger early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (WM011-015002-) containing numerous low earthworks which may represent a medieval settlement.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 28 August 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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