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Church

Kilfelim, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Kilfelim, County Kerry, 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
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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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

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

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

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