Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Church Island, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Church Island
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.72311, -9.27319
- SMR number
- MA099-017----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On SE shore of island in Lough Carra; accessed from mainland by stone causeway (MA099-016----). Very poor remains of rectangular church built with uncoursed limestone rubble within stone enclosure (MA099-017001-). E wall contains single light window.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 608.
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Causewayunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.