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Church

Waterstown, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Waterstown, County Carlow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Waterstown
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (site of), Cross, Graveyard
Latest-edition OS map
Church (Site of), Cross, Graveyard (Disused)
Coordinates
52.88836, -6.67952
SMR number
CW004-012001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Historic Monument No. HM003511, this monument was entered in the Register of Historic Monuments on the 22 December 1980. Foundations of rectangular structure (12.2m x 7.3m) visible in uncultivated area (c. 14m E-W x 8m N-S) built against slope at SE. Two crosses and holed stone stand on summit of natural mound - see CW004-012003-, CW004-012004- and CW004-012005-. See also ogham stone (CW004-011----) and holy well (CW004-010----). Associated with a graveyard (CW004-012002-).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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