Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Killeighter, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeighter
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.42602, -6.74329
- SMR number
- KD004-031002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Gilligan (1999, 44), in 1640 this church was referred to as 'Capella Sti Patritii de Killieghyery' - Chapel of St. Patrick of Killeighter. Its remains survive at the N end of a graveyard (KD004-031003-) which lies at the S end of a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD004-031001-). A very poorly preserved rectangular structure (int. dims. L 15m WNW-ESE; Wth 4.4m) is defined by grassed-over, collapsed walling (Wth 1.9-3.4m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.2-0.7m) with some original outer wall-facing stones visible at E. The interior contains 19th century headstones at the E end and cleared field stones are dumped on the W end. A drain (Wth 0.7m; D 0.6m) is dug outside the E wall to carry water from a Holy Well spring (KD004-031004-) to the S.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.