Survey Data
Reg No
40901119
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
246643, 444172
Date Recorded
22/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Burial ground for the former Sisters of Mercy convent established c. 1880. Entered from east, on square plan, enclosed by roughcast rendered walls with rounded ashlar coping. Cast-iron gate mounted on roughcast rendered piers with ashlar limestone pyramidal coping. Grass surface with range of cast-iron and wrought-iron gravemarker crosses, dating from c. 1880-c. 1960. Set within grounds of former convent.
Appraisal
An interesting and complete example of its type, this convent burial ground is an important part of the social and religious heritage of the area. Its simplicity reflects the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience taken by the members of the order.