Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killarechurch, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killarechurch
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.48307, -7.57929
- SMR number
- WM024-057001-
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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
On a low rise of ground in undulating countryside. Nearby monuments include, Anglo-Norman motte castle (WM024-053----) 230m to N, ringfort (WM024-055----) 160m to SSE, ringfort (WM024-052----) 520m to W, St. Bridget’s Church (WM024-054001-) and holy well (WM024-054002-) 290m to NW, site of stone castle (WM024-049003-) 450m to NNW. Ruins of a rectangular church (WM024-057----) possibly dedicated to St. Aodh/Hugh standing in the N quadrant of a rectangular-shaped graveyard (dims. 65m N-S; 60m E-W) defined by a stone wall. The graveyard contains post-medieval gravestones several of which are located inside the church ruins. There are the remains of two buildings in the graveyard to the S and SW of the church as depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. One of these buildings was probably a private family burial vault in the SW quadrant of the graveyard is aligned E-W and is divided into two chambers, the E chamber measures 6m N-S x 4m E-W, the W chamber measures 6m N-S x 4m E-W. A wall runs N off the NW angle of this building. A 19th century mausoleum (dims. 5m N-S x 6m E-W) belonging to the Nugent family of Ballinacor is located in the SE corner of the graveyard. A plaque on the building records that this tomb was erected by John Nugent of Rosemount in memory of his wife Anna Mary who died 22 Feb. 1876. A yew-lined avenue or walkway running E-W and leading up to this mausoleum can still be seen running parallel to the S wall of the graveyard.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 22 July 2014
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.