Historic Graves is a community-focused grassroots heritage project that aims to explore, protect, and promote historic graveyards. Local community groups are trained in low-cost high-tech field surveys of these graveyards and in recording their own oral histories. Through this, they create a multi-media online record of the historic graves in their areas, which then unite to form a national resource.

The project provides a system and sequence to co-ordinate and standardize the survey of historic graveyards. Using digital cameras and smartphones, community groups survey the graveyards, combining their new and old records with locally recorded audio and video stories to create a multimedia record. The project also allows visitors from Ireland and around the world to freely search and explore the growing database of multimedia records and stories.

The surveys are funded by Local Development Partnerships through LEADER funds and are supported by Local Heritage Officers, County Archaeologists, and Local Authorities. The website also encourages voluntary work, permission, and funding contributions to support new surveys and developments. Developed by Eachtra Archaeological Projects, the website and survey methodology are designed to engage communities and contribute to the preservation of local heritage