Survey Data
Reg No
20818120
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Mitchelstown Castle
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
In Use As
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
180850, 113047
Date Recorded
05/03/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Square-plan graveyard, possibly medieval site, enclosed c. 1800. Stands directly opposite front of site of now demolished Mitchelstown Castle. Comprises brick-walled enclosure, having render copings, entered by recent wrought-iron gate set to square-profile brick piers with render caps. Graves to interior with cut limestone surrounds and burial markers. One gravestone dated 1790. Further graves to south, outside wall of graveyard. Cut limestone plaque to interior relates history of site.
Appraisal
This burial ground of the Earls of Kingston apparently reuses a medieval graveyard. Enclosed in the early nineteenth century, it has a formally planned appearance. The use of brick for walling is more usual for a walled garden than a burial ground. The presence of burials outside the enclosed area is also of interest. Along with the formal courtyard of outbuildings to the east, this burial ground is an important relic of the Mitchelstown Castle complex.