Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Monaferrick,curraclone, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monaferrick,curraclone
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Dotted outline, Glebe
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03259, -7.10136
- SMR number
- LA014-035003-
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Shown on 5 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
Remains of an earthen bank (Wth c. 3.5m, Int. H. c. 1.4m, Ext. H. c. 1.7m) with an external stone facing encloses the sub-circular shaped graveyard (LA014-035002-), may be remains of an inner ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 50m N-S; 40m E-W) of Early Christian date (Fitzpatrick 1991, 213-5). The semi-circular curving field boundary (H 1.5m; Wth 2m) 60m to the N of the church (LA014-035001-) and graveyard (LA014-035002-) which acted as the boundary for the glebe land of the church as indicated on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map may be the remains of an outer ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 125m N-S; 143m E-W) of Early Christian date (Fitzpatrick 1991, 214). The possible ecclesiastical enclosure runs off the Stradbally River which may have acted as the enclosing element on the W side of the graveyard. The E bank of this river is 40m W of the graveyard boundary wall.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 11 March 2015
References
FitzPatrick, E. 1991 An Early Christian site at Curraclone, Co. Laois. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 18, 213-15.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.