Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cashleen, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cashleen
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rinvyle Church . . . (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rinvyle Church . . . (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.60440, -10.03403
- SMR number
- GA009-004----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the older part of a graveyard, 400m SW of Renvyle Castle (GA009-015----). A medieval church (E-W; L 13.1m, Wth 5m ext.), also named 'Church of the Seven Daughters' on OS 6-inch map. Three walls survive almost intact, but most of W has collapsed. The doorway, with pointed arch, is in N wall. There is a fine single-light window with triangular head in E wall with an altar below it and two aumbries in SE corner. A partially robbed window is visible in S wall, and a later dividing wall towards W end. Beam-slots in S wall indicate a former loft or gallery at W end. Possible traces of an earlier doorway are visible in masonry of collapsed wall. A holy well (GA009-016----) lies c. 120m to NNE. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 26-7; Killanin 1954, 99; Topgr. Files, NMI)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cursing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.