Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Allenstown Demesne, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Allenstown Demesne
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Old Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 53.67051, -6.81845
- SMR number
- ME024-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a level landscape with Faughan Hill visible c. 1.2km to the E. This is probably a chapel-of-ease to Martry parish church (ME017-037----), which is c. 3km to the NNE. The earliest reference might be in Dopping’s Visitation book (1682-5) where Halghton, which he describes as a chapel in Ardbraccan parish, was ruined since 1641 (Ellison 1972, 12). The grass-covered and clay-bonded foundations (Wth 0.7-1.15m) of a church (int. dims 11.9m E-W; 5.7m N-S) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 37m E-W; c. 33m N-S) defined by grass covered earthen banks and hedges. The E wall is flush with the ground and there is no evidence of a chancel (Moore 1987, 127, No. 1325). The few headstones date from 1811 to 1991.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 16 December, 2014
References
Ellison, Rev. C. C. 1971-5 Bishop Dopping's Visitation Book 1682-5, Ríocht na Mídhe, 5, 1, 28-39; 5, 2, 3-13; 5, 3, 3-11; 5, 4, 98-103; 6, 1, 3-13.
Moore, M. 1987 Archaeological inventory of county Meath. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.