Grave Yard

On SW side of road; at NW end of Rockmills. Rectangular graveyard (c. 35m NE-SW; c. 50m NW-SE); enclosed by stone wall except for roadside on NE side where it is enclosed by stone wall atop retaining wall. Headstones date mainly from late 18th and 19th-century: a number of low uninscribed grave markers also noted. Still in occasional use. Tower and steeple of C of I church (14701) on N side. Site of earlier parish church of St Nathlash (14397). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009