Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Lynn, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lynn
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.49485, -7.36053
- SMR number
- WM026-003001-
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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
Situated on N facing slope of low rising ground with Lynn House and Lough Ennell 190m and 290m to W respectively. Mullingar town lies 3.4km to N. A sub-triangular shaped area (approx. dims. 57m E-W x 54m N-S) enclosed by a stone wall of post-1700 date entered through a gate and stile at S end of E wall. Straight sided wall at N and E with curving graveyard wall from S to W which may follow line of Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 13). Medieval parish church (WM026-003----) of Lynn lies in N quadrant of graveyard. Memorials date from 18th and 19th century and are mainly located to the E, S and W of the church. The graveyard wall has been broken down in several places due to root disturbance of the trees planted around the perimeter of the graveyard.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 12 December 2017
References
Swan, D.L. 1988 The Early Christian ecclesiastical sites of County Westmeath. In J. Bradley (ed.), Settlement and society in Medieval Ireland: studies presented to F.X. Martin O.S.A., 1-31. Kilkenny. Boethius Press.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.