Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Killossery, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killossery
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.48851, -6.30450
- SMR number
- DU011-005001-
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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
On an elevation south of Rollestown Village above the Broadmeadow river are the remains of the medieval parish church of Killossery within a walled graveyard. This church was described as ruinous in the Civil survey (1654-6) (Simington 1945, 208). It is a plain rectangular building (L 13m, Wth.5.90m), aligned E-W with a doorway in the W end of the N side wall. This had a round arch in the 19th-century (Walsh 1888, 238). A plain, widely splayed window in the E gable lights the interior. A font from the church was moved to Swords RC Church (DU011-070----). East and west gables survive to window height. North wall survives 0.5m-1.5m, slight traces of south wall.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 02 January 2015
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Walsh, Rev. R. 1888a Fingal and its churches. Dublin. William McGee.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.