Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/09/004

Address :
Graveyard on Drumlough Road Rathfriland Newry BT34 2HR

Townland:
Drumgath

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Graveyard

Former Use
Graveyard

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
Yes

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
253/14

IG Ref:
J1673 2959

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

A raised, roughly circular graveyard on E side of Drumlough Road. Accessed by two granite steps flanked by lined cement-rendered square pillars supporting a broad cast-iron gate with ball finials. Graveyard contains many early 18thC roughly dressed granite gravestones and smaller (possibly earlier) undressed memorial stones. Many are etched with crosses, their inscriptions are partially eroded. Most of these memorials are organised in a linear fashion and all face E (with their plain backs to road). There are some 19thC memorials in slate and granite, one of which is enclosed by railings. On S side is the remains of a ruinous segmental vault (earth embankments gone and end walls gone) which may have been a burial vault or a grotto.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The parish priest believes that the barrel vault is the chancel of an old church which once stood in the graveyard. The latter is shown in its present form on the 1834 OS 6” map. It is a scheduled monument. Primary sources: 1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 47 (PRONI OS 6/3/47/1) 2. Sites & Monuments Record Number Dow 047:042 2. Parish Priest, Father Mooney.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This site is of some local interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

08 July 1999