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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, 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
Knockboy (Decies without Drum By., Seskinan Par.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.19447, -7.68485
SMR number
WA013-034011-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on level ground. There were traces of an ecclesiastical enclosure in the field to the S of Knockboy church (WA013-034001-) and within the graveyard (WA013-034002-) (Brash 1868-9, 127; Power 1898, 84), but this is no longer evident.

Brash, R. R. (1868-9a) On the Seskinan ogham inscriptions, County of Waterford, JRSAI 10, 118-30.
Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 15 November 2010

References

Brash, R.R. 1868-9 On the Seskinan ogham inscriptions. County of Waterford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 10, 118-30.

Power, Rev. P. 1898a Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 4, 83-95, 195-219.

Nearby in the register

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

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