Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Castledillon Upper, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castledillon Upper
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.30852, -6.58378
- SMR number
- KD014-016004-
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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
OMURETHI (1909-11, 206-7, 209) records, ' Castledillon … was originally called "Diseart Iollathan" (later corrupted to "Tristledelan"), that is St. Illan's Hermitage, from a Celtic saint of that name … venerated on February 2nd. A large D-shaped area (ext. diam 52m E-W) with straight W side (L 61m) contains a later, medieval church (KD014-016----), a graveyard (KD014-016001-), a possible children's burial ground (KD014-016005-), is the site of a possible early Christain foundation (KD014-016003-), and is the original location of the fine, 13th century 'Castledillon Stone' effigy (KD014-016002-). Defined by a low, partially poached, earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.6-0.8m) topped with concrete posts, most of which have fallen, and a shallow, outer fosse (Wth 1.8-2.5m; D 0.4m). Several gaps give access to the site, the original possibly in the N sector.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.