Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Griffinstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
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-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.