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Church

Kellistown East, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Kellistown East, 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
Kellistown East
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Round Tower (site of), Church, Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Round Tower (Site of), St. Patricks Church, Chur
Coordinates
52.79223, -6.83198
SMR number
CW008-038001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

In the S sector of the graveyard (CW008-038006-), the S wall of the church forming the S boundary of the graveyard. Dedicated to St Patrick (OSL 1839, 11-15, 100-1). Church consists of rectangular structure of large, uncoursed mortared granite boulders (min. L 14m; Wth 5.6m), subsequently enlarged and modified by removing and replacing wall at N to give width of 6.4m, adding chancel of small granite stones (min. L 5.3m; Wth c. 3.9m), and large round ashlar chancel arch. Blocked round-arched entrance in S wall of nave. Small piscina in S wall. Lying within nave are (1) large fragment of finely dressed polygonal font, (2) single basin bullaun (diam. 0.3m D 0.2m). No trace of round tower. (JKAS 1933, 271-7; JAPMD 1902, 148)

Nearby in the register

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

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