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Religious house - Augustinian friars

Lisnevagh,Tobinstown, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Religious house - Augustinian friars, Lisnevagh, Tobinstown, 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
Lisnevagh,Tobinstown
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Acaun Monastery (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Acaun Monastery (Site of).
Coordinates
52.84746, -6.66429
SMR number
CW009-007----

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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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007

Rectangular area enclosed by low bank with external stone-faced fosse (CW009-007001-), in which stand foundations of tower (CW009-007002-) (dims. 6.6m x 4.5m) with rectangular structure (CW009-007003-) aligned N-S (min. L 20m N-S; 5.5m E-W) attached to E wall of tower. Small annexe (4m x 4.5m) projects from SE corner. Leat leads from SE corner of fosse, dividing to run into and out of Derreen River to E of complex. Field system (CW009-007004-) to S of moated site. According to O'Toole (JKAS 1932, 71-74), may have belonged to Augustinian Order. (Gwynn and Haadcock 1988, 368; Comerford 1886, vol III, 352-3)

References

Comerford, Rev. M. 1883-6 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy and Sons. Dublin.

Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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