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Church

Rahan Demesne, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Rahan Demesne, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rahan Demesne
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.27918, -7.61005
SMR number
OF016-015010-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument No. 82. Associated with St. Carthach who founded a monastery here in the sixth century. Present remains consist of two churches (OF016-015001; OF016-015010), a graveyard (OF016-015002-), a possible tower house (OF016-015009-), a monastic enclosure (OF016-015005-) and an unlocated Early Christian cross-slab (OF016-015003-). To the E of the Church of Ireland church (OF016-015001-) are the remains of a rectangular church (ext. dims. 11.8m E-W; 6.95m N-S; wall T 0.75m) with fine Romanesque single ordered W door which was incorporated into a 15 - 16th century church. Directly over W door there is a rectangular slit window, round arched window of Romanesque date at W end of S wall, late medieval single light ogee window at E end of S wall and single light ogee window in E gable. A 3D model of the Romanesque doorway and of the church can be downloaded from Offaly County Council website at www.offaly.ie/eng/Services/Heritage/Archaeology/3D_Surveying_of_Archaeological_Monuments/

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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