Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Killashee (killashee Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
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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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
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.