Yew Tree

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.887000, -7.662000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-YEWT

RMP/Site number:

LA027-004001

Townland:

Rathnaleugh

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, within pasture land.
Site of graveyard contains no upstanding structures. Marked on 1841 0S map as 'Burial Ground' and on 1908 OS map as 'Burial Ground (disused)'.
Site of graveyard contains no headstones or markers.
Graveyard has no visible boundary. No paths; access to site across fields. No visible surface trace of graveyard.

Additional details

Extra code:

L105

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

Ossory

Register of Burials available:

No

Location of Published Local References:

Laois County Library, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Record of Monuments & Places (RMP), Archive Unit, National Monuments Service, DoEHLG, 51 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

http://www.archaeology.ie/ArchaeologicalSurveyofIreland/

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 87

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 139-140

Record of Monuments & Places, Co. Laois compiled by Caimin O'Brien (2007)

Data source:

Graveyards of Laois surveyed in 2011 by Barker Archaeological Services on behalf of Laois County Council with the support of the Heritage Council, see http://www.laois.ie/heritage for information

Project:

Laois Graveyards Survey

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