Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilcoe, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoe
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilcoe Church (in Ruins) (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.54330, -9.41037
- SMR number
- CO140-033002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In centre of graveyard (CO140-033001-), ruins of rectangular church (19.15m E-W, 7.94m N-S). Door W of centre in S wall has pointed arch with linteled embrasure. Window near E end of S wall and central E window both have cusped, ogee-headed lights with linteled embrasure; E window has hood moulding. Stoups in lintelled recesses near E end of S wall and W of centre in N wall. Wall-press near S end of E wall. Remains of broken altar under E window (Chavasse 1923, 14). The church was in ruins by 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 494).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.