Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Round tower
Churchland, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchland
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07081, -7.79351
- SMR number
- OF039-003003-
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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
National Monument No. 497, consisting of a poorly preserved church (OF039-003005-), base of round tower (OF039-003003-), low motte (OF039-003009-), possible souterrain (OF039-003026-) and building (OF039-003008-) all of which is contained within the impressive remains of a bivallate ecclesiastical enclosure (OF039-003001-). Founded by St. Kieran the elder in the fifth century (ITA Survey 1943). Only the base of a round tower (int. diam. 2.86m; wall T 1.2m) located at the W end of the N wall of the Augustinian priory on the NW angle of the priory (OF039-003004-) which has been recently restored.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.