What is recorded here

Graveyard in Ross (dorrha Par.) is an old extensive burial ground in the orchard of Ross House, County Tipperary, Ireland, beside a hidden church wall and two fake Gothick façades. It stopped being used before living memory, yet the dead still occupy the apples, soil and vanished doorway. The house wears false battlements while the grave keeps its own quiet shape beneath the orchard.

Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 484) describes an old extensive burial ground which has not been used in living memory while Gleeson (1951-2, 105) describes this graveyard as being located in the orchard of Ross House along with the surviving wall of a church (TN005-016001). On either side of Ross House are two nineteenth-century Gothick façades with blocked pointed windows and fake battlements. The church is not visible above ground, however, it was described by Gleeson (1982, 264-5) as follows: 'Its length is 43ft 7 inches [13.2m], breadth 21 feet 10 inches [6.65m], height of side walls 10 feet 6 inches [3.2m], thickness 3 feet [0.9m]. An arched doorway is placed in the south wall, the stones of this doorway are removed from all parts on the exterior; the interior of the doorway is nearly circular, inclining to a point. The building is rough; the stones are shapeless and large sized. There is a burial ground attached to this ruin'. No other features visible. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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