Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilquane (trughanacmy By., Arabela Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilquane (trughanacmy By., Arabela Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilquane Church (in Ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilquane Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.26479, -9.62010
- SMR number
- KE029-173----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Kilquane (Cill Chuáin) church ruins in the parish of Ballymacelligott, diocese of Ardfert, barony of Corkaguiny, were described in 1841 as follows; 'In the townland of Kilquane is the site of an old church about thirty feet [9.1m] in length and fifteen feet [4.57m] in breadth but its walls are destroyed nearly to the very foundations. This church was dedicated to the celebrated Saint Cuan Airbre, the second Abbot of Mothel in the Desies near Carrick-on-Suir' (O'Donovan 1983, 65).
Poorly preserved church site described in 1999 as; 'Situated on a slightly raised area of land with good views in all directions. Only the wall footings (H 0.8m) of this levelled church site are now visible, they are best preserved at NE corner' (SMR File). Outline of church visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
See attached sketch plan of church ruins (SMR File 12/07/1999)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 April 2022
References
O'Donovan, J. 1983 The antiquities of the county of Kerry. Cork. Royal Carbery Books.
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.