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Church

Ballynaslee, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballynaslee, County Kilkenny, 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
Ballynaslee
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.82208, -7.36254
SMR number
KK004-002----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

In rolling grasslands on slightly rising ground on the floor of the Nore river valley, W of the river. Rectangular church (int. dims. 15.3m x 8.5m; side walls H 2.6m; gables H c. 4m; wall T c. 1.05m), aligned E-W, built of roughly coursed stones, with substantial punch-dressed quoins. There is graveyard (KK004-002001-) immediately to the S. There is a punch-dressed pointed doorway (Wth 1m; H 2.2m), with drawbar-hole, W of centre in the S wall. The interior was lit by a flat-headed window (Wth 0.2m) with punch dressing in the E gable and a window (Wth 0.4m) at the E end of the S wall. A robbed out section E of centre in the N wall (Wth 3.6m) may have contained a doorway or a window. There is a flat-headed aumbry (Wth 0.43m; H 0.48m) beneath the window in the S wall, probably a piscina, with punch dressing on the surrounds. There is an offset in the E gable (H c. 2.5m above floor level). The internal W gable was not visible at time of inspection, being obscured by bales of hay. The church appears to be late medieval or 17th century in date.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 2 February 2016

Nearby in the register

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

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