Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Kilrush, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilrush
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.73007, -7.43916
- SMR number
- KK013-011003-
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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)
- 1868 · 4. 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
On gently sloping ground on the floor of the Nuenna river valley, c. 200m N of the river course. In the grounds of Kilrush House. This carved stone, probably a corbel, is likely to have come from a nearby medieval church (KK013-011001-), now a grassed-over mound, c. 77m to the N. However, it could also have come from a tower house (KK013-012----) c. 80m to the SW or from another substantial medieval building (KK013-154----) c. 72m to the SE.
A limestone carved stone which appears to be corbel (H 0.33m; Wth 0.27m; D 0.23m). A face is carved in false relief on the front of the corbel. It is very worn, however, it appears to be a woman as there is a distinct, thick band framing the side of the face and continuing below the chin, in the style of a barbette. She is possibly wearing some form of pill-box head dress and there is a suggestion of hair protruding on either side. She has oval-shaped eyes, quite a prominent nose and an open mouth with teeth barred. The neck has triangular-shaped carvings, perhaps representing some form of collar.
See attached photograph
KK013-011003-_01
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 28 September 2022
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.