Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Colligan Beg, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Colligan Beg
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.13987, -7.67741
- SMR number
- WA022-046001-
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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 in the Colligan river valley, on the W bank of the N-S river with the stream c. 100m to the E. This is the parish church of Colligan, within a subrectangular graveyard (dims. c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W). The church was vacant and sequestrated by the end of the 16th century (Power 1897b, 77). The conserved foundations of a nave (ext. dims. 13.05m E-W; 6.4m N-S) with an entrance (Wth 1.25m) towards the W end of the S wall, and a chancel (ext. dims. 7.05m E-W; 4.6m N-S) survive. A pointed chancel arch (Wth 1.75m; H 2.75m) with a chamfered rib survives. A pot quern, quernstone fragments, sillstones and a bullaun stone (dims. 0.8m x 0.55m; H 0.4m) with a single basin (diam. 0.16m; D 0.25m) that is more like a socket for a cross are in the church.
Power, Rev. P. (1897b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterfoed. WAJ 3, 3-12, 72-8; 216-227.
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.
Date of upload/revision: 23rd March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore
References
Power, P. 1897 The ancient ruined churches of Waterford. WAJ 3, 3-12, 72-8; 216-227.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.