Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Churchtown (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchtown (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.49685, -7.48871
- SMR number
- WM025-011001-
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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 1837 the site was described as the 'remains of the old church (WM025-011----), with a cemetery' (Lewis 1837, 326). The graveyard contains the remains of a 19th century C of I church (WM025-011002-) along with the grass covered remains of a possible medieval church site (WM025-011----) standing in the centre of a small rectangular-shaped graveyard. A medieval font (WM025-011003-) was removed from this graveyard to its current location (WM025-034----) in the grounds of the R.C church at Loughanavally. The graveyard (dims. 56m N-S; 77m E-W) contains post-medieval headstones dating from the 18th century onwards and is enclosed by earthen banks and a stone wall. A gatewway into the graveyard is located in SW corner with the remains of a stone stile in centre of graveyard wall along S side. The site of a levelled R. C. Chapel (WM025-154----) is 40m S of the church and graveyard. A well preserved ringfort (WM025-012----) is located 120m to S.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 30 July 2014
References
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.