gates/railings/walls, graveyard/cemetery — CASHEL

Churchyard and graveyard on irregular oval-plan, erected c. 1730, containing remains of late medieval church (LF021-033001-). Graveyard contains collection of stone grave markers dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Ruinous late medieval church (probably c. 1550) constructed of rubble limestone masonry (base batter to some elevations) having a Tudor-arched doorway with chamfered dressed limestone surround to the west end of the south elevation having cut stone floral devices over. Ogee-headed window opening with dressed limestone surround to the east end of the south elevation. Roof now missing. West end of church rebuilt with burial vaults inserted c. 1800. Graveyard surrounded by rubble limestone boundary walls having rubble stone coping over. Main entrance gateway to the north/northwest, dated 1798, comprising a pair of dressed ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having cut stone coping over surmounted by ball finials, and having wrought-iron double-gates. Carved seraphim motifs to ball finials. Incised lettering to ball finials, now illegible. Incised lettering to northeast pier reading ‘This gateway was donated by William Gleadowe Newcomen [not legible] 1798’. Pedestrian gateway to the southwest end of main gateway having modern gate. Gateway to the south/southeast of graveyard comprising a pair of dressed limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having stepped cut stone coping over and with a wrought-iron flat-bar gate having decorative wrought-iron detailing over. Located adjacent to small rural road, close to the shores of Lough Ree to the west, and sited to the west of Newtown-Cashel and to the south/southeast of Lanesborough.