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Russellstown (athy Rural Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Russellstown (athy Rural Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.00897, -6.93417
- SMR number
- KD035-100002-
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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
In a modern farmyard. On the site identified by the Athy Cemeteries Committee (athycemeteriescommittee@hotmail.com) as being that of Russellstown church (KD035-100----) and graveyard (KD035-100001-). Architectural fragments (KD035-100003-), presumably from the levelled church, also survive. A roughly dressed, circular limestone font (diam. 0.54m; H 0.36m; basin diam. 0.26m; D 0.24m) has two shallow rebates on its upper edge, perhaps to accommodate a hinged lid.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 19 December 2012
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.