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Church

Carbury, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Carbury, County Kildare, 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
Carbury
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.36076, -6.96895
SMR number
KD008-001005-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 the centre of a graveyard (KD008-001006-) overlooked by Carbury Castle (KD008-001002-) c. 80m to the N. Only the W-gable wall (dims. L 8m; wall T 0.9m) of a possibly late-medieval parish church survives. It is built of well-dressed, coursed limestone blocks, under a heavy, concrete-like render. A central doorway (ext. Wth 1.4m) with gently splaying ingoings has it's top removed and runs up into a round-arched window above. A plaque (KD008-001010-), dated 1705, commemorating members of the Colley family is mounted on the inner wall face to S of the doorway. The gable carries a small round-arched bellcote, built of ashlar and probably a later addition. A large rectangular grave plot (dims. L c. 8m N-S; Wth c. 5.8m), enclosed by iron railings, occupies the area immediately inside the W-gable wall. The E end of the church is occupied by a large 18th century mausoleum (KD008-001007-) containing two plaques (KD008-001008- and KD008-001009-) commemorating Colley family members.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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