Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Killour, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killour
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.59284, -9.26411
- SMR number
- MA117-031001-
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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, in dense vegetation. Enclosed by possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (MA117-031005-). Short section of walling is all that survives of church.
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. 624.
Date of upload: 23 January 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.