What is recorded here

Burying Ground is a graveyard in Churchtown (moygoish By.), County Westmeath, Ireland. It sits on a low knoll in the northeast corner of a field, surrounding an oval area approximately 50 metres north-south by 40 metres east-west that is enclosed by a modern stone wall one metre high. Poorly preserved ivy-clad ruins of a long church stand in the centre, with only the east and south walls surviving upstanding while grass-covered footings indicate the rest of the structure. The site holds 18th and 19th century memorials, and its curving southern wall appears to be built atop a low bank that may be the remains of an earlier boundary.

Situated on a low knoll or hillock in the NE corner of a field. Poorly preserved ivy-clad ruins of a long church (WM010-012----) standing in the centre of an oval-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 50m N-S x 40m E-W) defined by a stone wall (H 1m) of modern appearance. Only the E and S walls of the church survive upstanding with grass-covered wall footings indicating the line of the church walls elsewhere. Curving graveyard wall from S to SW appears to be built on top of a low earth and stone bank, which appears to be the remains of an earlier graveyard boundary. The graveyard contains 18th and 19 century memorials. Low field banks or linear earthworks in the adjoining field to SW appear to be post-1700 in date. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 3 November 2016

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