Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Knockboy (decies Without Drum By., Seskinan Par.), County Waterford, Ireland
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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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
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.