Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Bestfield Or Dunganstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bestfield Or Dunganstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins), Graveyard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins), Graveyard
- Coordinates
- 52.86151, -6.93032
- SMR number
- CW002-002001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 16 December 2009
Revised by: J. Farrelly
Present remains consist of portions of N and S walls and W gable of simple rectangular structure (min. L 6m; Wth c. 5m) of irregularly laid limestone rubble in unenclosed graveyard (CW002-002002-). Probably of late medieval origin. Possibly associated with St Leger castle (CW002-003----).
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Weir - regulatingunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.