Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Churchland, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchland
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07071, -7.79291
- SMR number
- OF039-003021-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Founded by St. Kieran the elder in the fifth century (ITA Survey 1943). Quoin stone possibly of the medieval church containing a womans head carved in relief. Other fragments of window mouldings of medieval date lie scattered alongside of the footpath to the N and W of the C of I church. Several sandstone rotary quernstones located alongside footpath to S of C of I church.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.