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Church

Crough (Decies without Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Crough, 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
Crough (Decies without Drum By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.20174, -7.52388
SMR number
WA014-018007-

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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 a gentle SE-facing slope at the E foothills of the Monavullagh Mountains. This is a possible early ecclesiastical site, although it has no known history or traditions. Oval grass-covered area (dims. 70m NE-SW; 55m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 6.5m at SE (downslope) to 9m at NE; int. H 1m at SE to 1.6m at NE; ext. H 2.8-3.2m at SE), with internal stone-facing at SE. This is surrounded by a complete outer fosse (Wth of top 4-7.8m; Wth of base 1.5-2m; ext. D 0.7-1m). There is a modernised entrance (Wth 3m) and causeway (Wth 7m) at SW, and there are foundations of a structure (ext. dims. 12m E-W; 5.7m N-S) against the bank at W. The walls are grass-covered stone spreads (Wth c. 1.5m), and there is an entrance towards the E end of the N wall that might be mirrored by one on the S wall.

Four bullaun stones of coarse conglomerate, one unfinished, the others with one, two and three basins, are in the interior. The unfinished bullaun stone (WA014-018002-) is sub-triangular (dims. 1.25m x 1.2m) with a single basin (diam. 0.26-0.3m; D 9cm) at the narrower end which has a rectangular depression (dims. 11cm x 12cm) in its base. This may be an unfinished mill-wheel. A D-shaped stone (WA014-018004-)(dims. 0.96m x 0.94m; H 0.2m) has a single basin (diam. 0.3-0.33m; D 9cm). A subrectangular stone (WA014-018005-)(dims. 1.2m x 1.1m) has two oval basins (each: dims. 0.4m x 0.28m; D 0.11; 0.13m), one perhaps damaged. A rectangular stone (WA014-018006-)(dims. 1.1m x 0.85m; T 0.35m) with damaged corners has three basins (dims. 0.4m x 0.3m; D 0.2m: 0.32m x 0.3m; D 0.13m: diam. 0.28m; D 0.1m). An area of rock outcrop (WA014-018003-)(diam. 2.3m; H c. 0.3m) at the centre may be further evidence of the production of bullaun stones.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 17 November 2010

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