Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Correagh (moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Correagh (moycashel By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.37301, -7.55614
- SMR number
- WM037-007001-
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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 in gently undulating pasture, with good views to N, E and W. A field report of 1977 describes that according to local information, burials were found to E or SE of castle (WM037-007----). These consisted of skeletons which were found under boulders and were investigated by Professor S.P. O Ríordáin. The precise location of these burials has not been identified.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 16 December 2019
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.