Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilfelim, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilfelim
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Kilfelim Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilfelim Church Site of
- Coordinates
- 52.19482, -9.51640
- SMR number
- KE048-019----
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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
Kilfelim church site stands in the townland of Kilfelim (Cill Feidhlim/ church of Phelim), parish of Killeentierna (Cillín Tiarna/little Church of St Tiernach), in the diocese of Ardfert, barony of Trughanacmy. Annotated 'Site of Kilfelim Church' on 1841 ed. OSi 6-inch map where the site of the church is depicted as a rectangular-shaped area delimited by a dotted line. In 1986 the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey recorded that the church site was situated on NW facing slope in pasture and was visible as a roughly rectangular-shaped platform (dims. c. 40.5m N-S x 14.3m E-W; ext. H 0.85m) as depicted on the 1841 ed. OSi 6-inch map. A single tree stood at the S end of the platform with a boulder (dims. L 0.98 x Wth 0.9m x 0.62m) at its base is visible. According to the landowner there was a local tradition that an altar once stood there (SMR File). The stone and tree are visible at S end of earthwork on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13.
See attached sketch plan of platform surveyed and drawn by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 May 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.