Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cork City
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (Site of) (1950)
- Coordinates
- 51.90208, -8.47815
- SMR number
- CO074-031002-
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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
Site of St Mary's church, in graveyard (CO074-03101-) at foot of Shandon Street. Built in 1696 (Brady 1863, 283) in place of earlier church of StMary's Shandon (see CO074-03301-), at top of Shandon Hill. Taken down in 1879 when present St. Mary's Shandon, situated in Sunday's Well, was consecrated (O'Shea 1943, 32). St. Anne's Shandon (CO074-03303-) now houses various monuments from St. Mary's. No visible surface trace; graveyard used as playground.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.