Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Oldtown, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldtown
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.94331, -7.72759
- SMR number
- DG053-033005-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Leek Old Church: The ivy-covered ruins are essentially a 17th century alteration of a medieval church (DG053-033001-). This was carried out c. 1622 (Royal Commission, 212). Further repairs were carried out 1729-33 and it continued in use until a new parish church was built c. 1840 (Leslie 1940, 103). The slated roof was still intact when Fagan described the ruins in 1845 (Bk 6, 1-2). A rubble block (H 0.39m; L 0.60m) at about 0.3m high above the surface of the graveyard in the exterior face of the W gable and in 1.5m from the NW angle of the church retains the grooved outline of three incised crosses (DG053-033005-), this may be an example of an early-christian cross-slab reused as building fabric for the medieval church. The church (DG053-033001-) is situated inside a graveyard (DG053-033004-), which is still in use.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.