Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Bohola Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcastle (Gallen By., Bohola Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Carrowcastle Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carrowcastle Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.91069, -9.08330
- SMR number
- MA071-069----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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
In improved pasture, located on top of a ridge, with excellent views in all directions, 30m NNE of an earthwork castle (MA071-070----).
A rectangular building (c. 15m NNE−SSW; c. 8m WNW−ESE) is shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and is named ‘Carrowcastle Church’; by the time of the of the 1931 edition only a single wall oriented NW−SE is shown, and is annotated ‘Carrowcastle Church (in Ruins)’.
The remains consist of a fragment of free-standing wall (L 5m NNW−SSE; T 0.8m; H 3.1m). It is constructed of roughly coursed, mortared limestone and sandstone blocks, with larger stones/boulders incorporated into the lower courses. The W face of the wall (probably the exterior) features courses of very large, blocks, irregular and squarish in shape, alternate with thin courses of narrow, horizontally-laid stones. The E wall face is constructed with stones of a more even and regular size. A slight grass-covered stony rise (Wth 2m) abuts the E side of the wall, extending along its length.
No other trace of the church is visible.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 6 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 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.