Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilkeeran (carra By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilkeeran (carra By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church in (Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.70475, -9.26580
- SMR number
- MA099-025001-
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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 high ground overlooking Lough Carra to E. Ivy-clad remains of recatngular church (7.7m N-S; 15.6m E-W), built of roughly coursed ashlar blocks. N and S walls very low and featureless. E gable contains large Romanesque window. W gable contains doorway (H 1.8 m), splayed internally.
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. 619.
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.