Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Tuitestown (Moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tuitestown (Moyashel & Magheradernon By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.52444, -7.45837
- SMR number
- WM018-115001-
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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
Situated at the W end of a ridge, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Townland boundary lies 25m to W, possible ringwork (WM018-114----) c. 175m to SW. Kenny graveyard consists of a subrectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 32m N-S x 60m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at S. The ruins of Kenny Church (WM018-115----) stands in E quadrant of graveyard. A crude limestone cross (WM018-115003-) is visible in SE quadrant. The graveyard contains memorials dating from the 1700 onwards.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 11 February 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.