What is recorded here
Inside W angle of town walls, contains medieval parish church of St Mary (CO067-02903-). Described by Hayman (1896, xii) as 'very extensive, occupying a considerable portion of the hill immediately over the town'. Hayman (ibid.) notes 'freestanding-stone' of Susan Russel dated 1672; otherwise headstones date from 1710 (O'Shea 1988, 69).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO067-029004
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Town WallHeritage attraction · 41 yd
Church in Youghal-LandsChurch · 72 ydSaint Mary's Collegiate Church (Youghal)Church/chapel · 73 ydCollegiate Church of Saint MaryHeritage attraction · 73 ydOur Lady's CollegeMemorial · 121 ydEnglish holly139 ydEuropean Yew150 ydEmmet PlaceMemorial · 222 ydPriory Court Car ParkVisitor information · 240 ydIndicatedGraveyard · 277 ydTynte's CastleCastle · 297 ydTown WallTown defences · 308 yd
Church in Youghal-LandsChurch · 72 yd
Saint Mary's Collegiate Church (Youghal)Church/chapel · 73 ydCollegiate Church of Saint MaryHeritage attraction · 73 ydOur Lady's CollegeMemorial · 121 yd
English holly139 yd
European Yew150 ydEmmet PlaceMemorial · 222 ydPriory Court Car ParkVisitor information · 240 ydIndicatedGraveyard · 277 yd
Tynte's CastleCastle · 297 ydTown WallTown defences · 308 ydPictures: Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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