Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Devenish Island, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Devenish Island
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62314, -9.32900
- SMR number
- MA117-010----
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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 highest point of heavily wooded island. Probably a house site, though shown as ruined church on OS map (1838). Probable church (MA117-060----) 200m N. Square-shaped structure (7.1m N-S; 7.1m E-W), with walls (H 2.8m; Wth 0.75m) of stone and mortar, plastered in interior. Orientated NE to SW. Entrance feature (Wth 1.4m) on SE, with porch-like structure (L 2m). Window (Wth 0.6m) on NE wall.
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. 557.
Date of upload: 5 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashel2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.