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Church

Fancroft, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Fancroft, 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
Fancroft
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Chapel (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Chapel (in Ruins), Burial Gd.
Coordinates
52.98680, -7.79631
SMR number
OF043-023----

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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 a natural rise of ground in upland area. Irregular shaped graveyard enclosed by stone wall with church located in N sector of graveyard (OF043-023001-). Rectangular shaped building (ext. dims. 12.8m N-S; 8.3m E-W; wall T 0.9m) constructed with roughly coursed sandstone rubble. Most of the S wall is destroyed with a single light window in the W gable and two partially destroyed windows in the N wall. There is a curious flat headed doorway at S end of the E gable giving access to a chamber which is built onto the E wall (5.1m N-S; wall T 0.6m) which was possibly a priests residence. There is a small window at the N end of the E wall. There is no evidence for a large E window. There is a linear earthwork or sunken way (Wth. 13m) located to the E of the church running along a NE-SW axis which is flanked on either side by an earthen bank. Possibly a medieval road (OF043-023002-) gives access to the church and graveyard which has no modern access road. The presence of punch dressed limestone jambs in the window suggests a late medieval date. Motte (OF043-020----) located approx. 400m to NW.

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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