Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kellymount, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kellymount
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.68541, -7.06069
- SMR number
- KK015-032002-
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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
In a broad fairly steep-sided N-S valley with small near vertical-sided (2H -3m) stream gorge at the bottom. Fair views along and across valley. The fields are mostly reclaimed grassland. This is indicated as a church on the E bank of the stream on the 1st (1839) ed. and 1900 ed. OS 6-inch map. It may be associated with or indeed confused with the 'Abbey' on the W bank of the stream. According to O'Kelly (1953, 24-5), 'what little remains of the Abbey is now covered with brushwood and briars and local inhabitants state that the then remaining walls were used long years ago to build the road bridge that spans the stream a few hundred yards to the north'. The area is heavily overgrown with scrub and trees and the church was not visible at time of inspection.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 March 2016
References
O'Kelly, O. 1953 Kellymount Old Abbey. Old Kilkenny Review 6, 23-5.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Tunnelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.