Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Knockbarron, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbarron
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.10535, -7.72976
- SMR number
- OF036-028006-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Early Christian foundation founded by St. Barrind in the sixth century (Purser 1918, 74-7). Located on low-lying land with river to the S, esker ridge to the N and E with motte (OF036-028004-) to the NW. Long rectangular church (OF036-028001-) built of roughly coursed sandstone blocks with base batter evident at W end of N wall only.
Late medieval architectural fragment of a limestone window of fifteenth or sixteenth century date. Located to the E of the church lying on the ground beneath a table top tomb there is a single hood moulding terminal decorated with a vine leaf carved in relief. There are several fragments of window mouldings and other architectural pieces lying outside the E end of the church.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
Purser, O. 1918 Fragment of a Celtic cross found at Drumcullin, Kings County. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 48, 74-7.
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.