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Church

Ballybaan Beg, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballybaan Beg, 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
Ballybaan Beg
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Jamess Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
St Jamess Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.27943, -9.01681
SMR number
GA094-010----

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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

At S end of a graveyard on level ground in a housing estate at Mervue on E outskirts of Galway city. Much-ruined medieval church (WSW-ENE; L 11.5m, Wth 4.5m). The present remains of E window are the result of modern repair. A gap in N wall may indicate the position of doorway. Bonded into W wall is an enigmatic annexe (L 3.8m, Wth 4.4m) with opposing pointed arches occupying the full width of its N and S walls. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 395-7)

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

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

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