Graveyard in Castledermot, County Kildare

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Graveyard containing church (KD040-002003-), high crosses (KD040-002004-, KD040-002010- and KD040-002011-), and numerous cross-slabs and graveslabs (KD040-002012- to KD040-002031-).

Photo credits

Explorer Tom Saint James's Church in Castledermot was built by someone who thought 'modest scale' meant 'let’s build a fortress next…

Explorer Tom St Jamess Church has a ghost that’s too lazy to haunt it, preferring to nap in the Romanesque doorway instead. It’s got…

Explorer Tom Castledermot's round tower stands beside Saint James's Church, with high crosses and old grave stones sharing the same…

Explorer Tom Tomb in Castledermot is a hogback, which means it’s the only one of its kind in Ireland, making it incredibly smug…

Explorer Tom Holed stone in Castledermot might be a millstone with a hole. Someone wrote a bad poem about it, but I lost the pen.…

Explorer Tom Saint James's School has secrets it would only tell after three pints. The new extension looks like an ugly cousin at a…

Explorer Tom The Laurels in Castledermot is an avenue that thinks it’s royalty. It was built to get you to church, but now it just…

Explorer Tom Castledermot Vocational School’s dating profile says: 'Seeking serious relationship with history, no players wanted.'…

Explorer Tom The Rectory in Castledermot would have 'He Was Right' carved on its tombstone, under a very fancy bay window. It’s got…

Explorer Tom Castledermot’s presbytery started because two lads bet it could be built before the next rain stopped. The Tudor style…

Explorer Tom Castledermot’s missing castle thinks the road leading to it is a bit of a lazy shortcut, frankly speaking. It’s judging…

Explorer Tom Coltstown Cemetery is incredibly proud of its one perfect, unbroken hedge row that it has maintained for decades…