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Church

Seefin, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Seefin, 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
Seefin
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.20775, -8.68136
SMR number
GA104-266----

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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 pastureland within the W sector of a graveyard (GA104-266001-). The W gable (H 4.7m) and the W end of the S side-wall (H 1.5m) are the best preserved sections of this medieval church (15.4m E-W; 5m N-S; wall T 1m), otherwise only the grassed-over remains of the other walls (H 0.8m) indicate its outline. The gable wall, which is regularly coursed, is original to the height of an offset (H 2.25m; Wth 0.45m) that is visible on its internal face. Above this it has been rebuilt and some dressed stone is visible in its make-up. A corbel centrally placed in this wall suggests the former presence of a loft at this end of the church and this is further suggested by the top of an ogee-headed window on the ground outside the SW corner. No architectural features survive but a possible lintel stone from over the doorway has been incorporated into the graveyard wall. A font and the capstone of possible double font are visible in the interior, which is also occupied by a number of modern graves.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 2 April 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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