Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Corrstown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corrstown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.45558, -6.31047
- SMR number
- DU011-022001-
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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
Situated in a raised position within a walled graveyard. All that survives of this church at Chapelmidway is the base of the west Tower. It is built of roughly coursed limestone blocks (H 2.3m). Ground floor is entered through a plain segmental-arched opening in the east wall. This opens into a barrel vaulted chamber (int. dims.4.1m E-W, 4.2m N-S, H 2.1m). There is a mural chamber in a projection at north end of western wall and a stone spiral staircase in the SW projection which has been stabilised and rebuilt. A scar of the former church gable is visible on the E wall. Foundations can be traced over an area c. 8m E of the tower. According to Joyce (1890, 40) this was a subsidiary chapel to Kilsallaghan (DU011-011001-).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 03 January 2015
References
Joyce, W. St. John 1890 Rambles near Dublin. Evening Telegraph Reprints No. 12, 40-41.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.