Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cahersiveen
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.94670, -10.22828
- SMR number
- KE079-037007-
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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
The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book.
See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs and carved stone or architectural fragment taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.