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
- 53.10529, -7.73019
- SMR number
- OF036-028007-
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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
Architectural fragment consisting of a sandstone voussoir of a Romanesque doorway decrorated with a chevron carved in false relief. This fragment is now lying on the ground inside the stone barrel-vaulted chamber that has been built into the W end of the twelfth century church (OF036-028001-). Probably part of arch from Romanesque doorway of the church.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.