Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Glebe (tirawley By., Lackan Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (tirawley By., Lackan Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 54.27317, -9.27491
- SMR number
- MA014-018001-
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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
Located in the NE quadrant of a graveyard (MA014-018002-), on a prominent rise in rolling countryside, with views over Lackan Bay to NE.
Late medieval church (14.25m WNW-ESE; 7.65m NNE-SSW; Wall T 0.75m) constructed of well coarsed limestone blocks and rubble. The external face of the E gablel has a base batter. The window in the E gable has a segmental pointed arch. There are opposing windows, with rounded segmental arches, in the N and S walls, and doorway in W wall. All of the windows and the doorway have been blocked up, and the W end of the S wall has been altered. There is a bellcote on top of the W gable.
Compiled by: Paddy O'Donovan and Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 14 November 2017
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.