Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Church Hill, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Church Hill
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Killeen Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Killeen Church (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.97822, -8.12738
- SMR number
- RO007-038001-
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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
On the lower S-facing slopes of a rise, c. 80m from the N shore of an arm (dims c. 750m N-S; c. 350m E-W) of Lough Eidin, and probably a chapel-of-ease serving a portion of Arcarn parish on this shore of the lough. This is a rectangular structure (int. dims 17.6m NE-SW; 8.5m NW-SE) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 2.3-2.5m; H 0.2-0.5m) within a D-shaped enclosure (dims c. 70m E-W; c. 35m N-S) which has the straight side at N. There is no evidence of burial although there is local knowledge of bones (RO007-038004-) having been found SE of the church. There is a bullaun stone (RO007-038002-) of limestone (dims 0.60m x 0.55m; H 0.5m) with a central, circular basin (diam. 0.3m; D 0.19m) within the church. A low scarp c. 22m E of the church may represent part of an original enclosure (RO007-038003-). Archaeological testing (19E0066) for a forestry road at the W edge of the field c. 50m distant produced no related material (Henry 2019: excavations.ie 2019:561).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 28 October 2020
References
Henry, M. 2019 Archaeological impact assessment of the Construction of a Forestry Road and Associated Works at Church Hill, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon. Licence No. 19E0066. Unpublished report, Mary Henry Archaeological Services.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.