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Ecclesiastical site

Killashee (Killashee ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical site, Killashee, 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
Killashee (Killashee ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.18898, -6.67205
SMR number
KD024-003005-

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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

A Registered Historic Monument (No. 2/2009). At the S end of a low, N-S, pasture ridge. According to Killanin and Duignan (1967, 384) this is the site of a church founded by Bishop Auxilius in the 5th century, and according to Jackson (1979-80, 155), 'Obits of the Abbots of Killashee occur in the Annals from 829 A.D.' The remains comprise a very overgrown graveyard (KD024-003004-), which contains a medieval church tower (KD024-003002-) which abuts the W end of a later, 18th century church (KD024-003001-). A souterrain complex (KD024-003003-) in the adjoining field immediately to the SW is probably associated with the original foundation. No visible surface trace of early remains survive, but the totally overgrown nature of the monument precluded a detailed survey.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 07 June 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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