Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Mountnugent Lower, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountnugent Lower
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.70302, -7.16884
- SMR number
- KK015-010001-
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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
On a slight terrace on the E slopes of small NW-SE stream valley. The church, within a graveyard (KK015-010002-), is located immediately below a motte (KK015-011----). Apart from adjacent gardens and the heavily overgrown motte, the surrounding area is mainly reclaimed grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 278-9), ‘The present chapel was built about 1817, by Fr. Henneberry, Adm., St. John’s, afterwards P.P., Callan. The chapel which preceded it, and which also stood within the graveyard, was in use early in the 18th century and, perhaps, long before; its remains have been entirely removed’. The earlier church is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 February 2016
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.