Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Drumcliff, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumcliff
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Temple Varaghan
- Latest-edition OS map
- Temple Varaghan (Site of) (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.87176, -8.98841
- SMR number
- CL033-034002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Within a large enclosure (CL033-034001-) on top of Ryan Hill. A building named ‘Temple Varaghan’ is indicated on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Very little is known of its history and it is not certain that this was a church site. Westropp (1900-02, 144) refers to ‘Templeharaghan’ and describes it as being entirely demolished, having stood within a fort ‘now nearly levelled’. Referred to by Swinfen (1992, 133) as ‘Temple Harigan’, she states that there is mention of a Templeharraghan – alias Killargreayn – in the 1195 charter of Clare Abbey and in papal letters. Drumcliff church (CL033-033----) lies c. 700m to the SW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 24 May 2016
References
Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.
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.
Swinfen, A. 1992 Forgotten stones: Ancient church sites of the Burren and environs. Dublin. Lilliput Press.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.