Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Building
Brideswell, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brideswell
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- R. C. Chapel
- Latest-edition OS map
- Baths
- Coordinates
- 53.45272, -8.08851
- SMR number
- RO048-108002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
At the W edge of a low-lying basin. This roofless structure (ext. dims 6.9m NNE-SSW; 6.2m WNW-ESE; H 2.2m) with a string course and coping was built in 1625 by the Earl of Antrim according to a plaque (RO048-108003-) on the outer face of the WNW wall. A pointed chamfered doorway (Wth 0.77m; H 1.7m) on the NNE wall has a stoup, and a limestone font (RO048-108005-), thought to be from Cam church (RO-048-099001-), is kept inside. The stream runs through the bath-house, exiting through a flat arch in the ESE wall, and runs off to the E. (Weld 1832, 514-8)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Weld, I. 1832 Statistical survey of the county Roscommon. Dublin, Royal Dublin Society
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Stoup (present location)under 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.