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Church

Colligan Beg, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Colligan Beg, 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
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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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 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

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

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