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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Colbinstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Colbinstown, 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
Colbinstown
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.02839, -6.76080
SMR number
KD032-044020-

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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

In 1860 it was suggested that Killeen Cormac may be no other than the Kil-Fine, or Ecclesia Fine of the various Lives of St. Patrick, and the third church the foundation of which is referred to Palladius (Shearman 1864-6, 60) . Recent geophysical survey carried out in the fields surrounding Killeencormac revealed traces of a trivallate monastic enclosure (max. diam. 205m) surrounding the burial ground (KD032-044----) and church site (KD032-044019-) which occupies the centre of a much more extensive early Christian monastic site (Greene 2013, 26-47).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 29 August 2019

References

Greene, S. 2013 Killeen Cormac - the archaeology and history of a significant early Christian foundation. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological and Historical Society 20, 26-47.

Shearman, Rev. J.F. 1864-6 On Inscribed Stones at Killeen Cormac, near Dunlavin. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 9, 253-60.

Nearby in the register

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

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