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Penitential station

Killeany, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Penitential station, Killeany, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Killeany
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05082, -9.24621
SMR number
CL005-108005-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In the SE sector of ecclesiastical enclosure (CL005-108002-), c. 16m SE of Killeany medieval church (CL005-108002-) and in the SE sector of a graveyard (CL005-108004-). A penitential station or altar (3.3m N-S; 2.6m E-W; H 1.2m) built of dressed stone. Rounded, water-rolled beach stones used for cursing sit on top (Westropp 1900, 132).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 27 March 2023

References

Westropp, T.J. 1900-02 The churches of Co. Clare and the origin of the ecclesiastical divisions in that county. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 3, vol. 6, 100-180.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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