Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Saintclerans, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Saintclerans
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.22823, -8.66425
- SMR number
- GA097-146003-
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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
Just off the avenue leading to St Cleran's House (GA097-146002-). On inspection only the N side-wall and the returns of the E (L 2.3m) and W (L 2.45m) walls (max. H 1m) survived of this very poorly preserved church (7.62m E-W; c. 6-7m N-S; wall T 0.6m). It was constructed of crude randomly coursed drystone limestone and the basal course was made up of massive blocks. Dressed quoinstone were visible but otherwise no architectural features survived. The interior was overgrown and rubble had been piled up over its S half. In 1959 following the discovery of human remains (GA097-146004-) to the E of it, Prof. Duignan noted that it was the 'last remnants of a small church whose masonry looks medieval' (pers. comm. M. Cahill and M. Sikora, NMI). A tower house (GA097-146001-) lies c. 155m to the WSW.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 2 April 2020
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.