Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Termonfeckin, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Termonfeckin
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75990, -6.27252
- SMR number
- LH022-041014-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The main residence of the archbishops of Armagh was believed to be situated in this area during the Late Middle Ages. The building was destroyed in the 1641 rebellion. (Bradley and King 1985, 152)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 23 August 2012
References
Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Louth. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.