Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Clogheen (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogheen (fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Clogheen Church (in Ruins) (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.20830, -8.63237
- SMR number
- CO025-016002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In graveyard (14563). Fragmentary remains of former C of I parish church of Caherduggan. Rectangular church (19.85m E-W; 9.95m N-S), built of random-rubble limestone. All that now stands is NW corner (H 3.2m), with short returns of W (L 4.4m) and N (L 4.1m) walls. South wall survives as line of rubble with some external facing stones. East end occupied by grave plot, dated 1817, enclosed by a low, narrow wall. According to Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 241) built in reign of Charles II (1660-1665), but de-roofed and services discontinued in 1717. Site of earlier church (14408) in graveyard.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.