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Baile Iarthach Thuaidh (cléire), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Iarthach Thuaidh (cléire)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Templekieran (in Ruins) (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.44069, -9.50606
- SMR number
- CO153-017002-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1769 "Nieuwe kaart van Ierland / I. Condet sculp." (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In graveyard (CO153-017001-). Ruins of rectangular church (14.7m E-W; 5.92m N-S). E gable and N and S walls (H c. 1.8m) survive to near full height; upper part of W gable missing. Arched doorway near W end of S wall; lintelled window near E end. Single-light window in E gable with unusual foil or drop in centre (Cochrane 1912, 3). Small aumbries in N and S walls near E gable. In ruins in 1693 (Webster 1932, 285).
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.