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Church

Rosscahill East, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Rosscahill East, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rosscahill East
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Brecans Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
St. Brecans Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.38764, -9.24642
SMR number
GA068-061001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In an area of scrub and woodland to NW of Ross Lake. A much-ruined E. Chr. oratory (E-W; L c. 4.6m, Wth 2.9m) with round-headed window in E gable. The W gable and parts of N and S walls are destroyed. A small graveyard (GA068-061002-) lies immediately to W and a double bullaun (GA068-061003-) c. 50m to SW. (Kinahan 1868a, 78; Killanin 1947, 123-4, 127)

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

The following images have been uploaded:
GA068-061001-_01.jpg Internal view of E gable
GA068-061001-_02.jpg External view of E gable

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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