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Graveyard

Balrath (Moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Balrath, 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
Balrath (Moycashel By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Balrath Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Balrath Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.40301, -7.48329
SMR number
WM032-102----

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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

Described in 1978 as a graveyard situated on the E end of a ridge, with extensive views in all directions. Balrath Castle (WM032-103001-) located 320m to the E. The graveyard consists of a sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. c. 43m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with gateway in the SE corner. The interior of the graveyard slopes slightly from N to S. At the N end of the graveyard just inside the boundary wall are the low wall footings of a rectangular structure aligned E-W which possibly represents the remains of a church (WM032-102001-). Only the wall footings of the N and S walls are visible, with no visible trace of the E or W walls of this structure. These two walls are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map but not as a building, possibly depicting a private burial enclosure area. No church indicated inside this graveyard on any edition of the OS six-inch maps. The graveyard does not appear to have been used very much as there are only 7 headstones still visible. These headstones date from the 19th and 20th centuries. This graveyard or burial ground may be post 1700 in date.

Compiled and revised by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of revised upload: 3 October 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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