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Church

Ballybritt, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballybritt, 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
Ballybritt
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.00936, -7.78416
SMR number
OF043-005----

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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

Situated on top of a low natural rise in undulating countryside with castle (OF043-007----) and standing stone (OF043-006002-) to the N. Only portion of N wall survives with wall footings elsewhere with modern road intersecting W end of church. Long rectangular church (ext. dims. 7.9m N-S; 16.7m E-W; wall T 1m) built with roughly coursed limestone rubble. Door splay at the W end of N wall indicates original location of door. No other architectural features visible. Area to N of church marked as 'Church Field' on first edition of the OS 6-inch map.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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