Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cloghran (coolock By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghran (coolock By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.43296, -6.22776
- SMR number
- DU014-009001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
There foundation remains of the early medieval church survive to the north east of the graveyard (DU014-009002-). An early 18th parish church was located in the centre of the graveyard and survives as a low grassed over platform. The medieval church was said to have been erected by Ryryd son of Owain, Prince of Wales and was in reasonable condition in 1630 (Fingal Historic Graveyards project 2008).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 22 January 2015
References
Fingal Historic Graveyards Project 2008, Vols. 1 and 2 http://www.fingal.ie/planning-and-buildings/heritage-in-fingal/heritage-and-communities/historic-graveyards/
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.