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Graveyard

Griffinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Griffinstown, 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
Griffinstown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Burial Ground
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.46853, -7.14818
SMR number
WM027-061001-

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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

On a slight rise of ground with good views in all directions. Roughly D-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 50m N-S; 85m NE-SW) defined by a low broad poorly preserved earth and stone bank with remains of drystone facing in places and traces of a shallow external fosse. The straight side (L c. 70m) of the graveyard boundary is at S, curving boundary bank from SW-W-N-E-SE may preserve line of ecclesiastical enclosure. Church (WM027-061----) stands in centre of graveyard. A post-1700 metal chain link fence has been erected on top of the bank now acts as the enclosing element of the graveyard. Memorials date from post-1700 period onwards, some of which have been erected inside the church. All of the headstones outside of the church are located to the S of the building.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 13 August 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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