Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Morett, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Morett
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.08264, -7.21106
- SMR number
- LA008-064----
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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)
- 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
Possible church site according to local historian Mr Jackie Hyland who identifies this site as the potential site of a fifth century wooden church associated with St Patrick. He believes that this irregular shaped platform defined by a scarp and outer fosse indicates the possible site of a fifth century church associated with St Patrick. It now consists of a grove of hazel trees in a corner of a field which is known locally as Killinadun Upper (Church of the fort). Nearby Doon Fort (LA008-017) located 320m to the SE.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.