Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Pass of Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pass of Kilbride
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 53.44576, -7.22684
- SMR number
- WM034-002003-
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 natural rise of ground in undulating countryside with good views in all directions. Located 180m E of the Pass of Kilbride. Church (WM034-002001-) in centre of rectangular-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 30m N-S; 40m E-W) with St. Bridget’s Well (WM034-001----) 70m to the N and motte castle (WM034-003----) 90m to the SSE. The graveyard contains post-1700 memorials mainly dating from the 19th-20th century and is enclosed by a wall (ext. H 1.8m; int. H 1.3m; wall T 0.45m) of post-1700 date. A defaced square-shaped font (WM032-002004-) has been cemented into the surface of the graveyard. Traces of earthworks (WM034-002002-) in field to the N and S of the church and graveyard are visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs taken between 06-07 November 2011 (www.bing.com/maps).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.