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Graveyard

Hopestown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Hopestown, 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
Hopestown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Burying Ground
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.51840, -7.40693
SMR number
WM018-139001-

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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

The ruins of Hopestown Church (WM018-139----) stands in centre of rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 62m NE-SW x 37m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank from SSW-W-N-E and by a stone wall with entrance gate and stone stile at SE. The graveyard is enclosed by a low earthen bank (ext. H 2m) and stone wall with external ditch of rectangular plan, that appears to be post-1700 in date (ASI Field Report 28/04/1976). The graves lie S, SW, E-NE of the church and are of mid 19th-20th century date. There is one grave belonging to the Glennon family in the W end of the church interior. The N and W quadrants of the graveyard are covered with trees with no evidence of burials or gravemarkers although it is impossible to inspect due to the dense cover of trees.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 22 February 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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