Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Monastery, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monastery
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Annabaskey Church (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.20199, -6.16767
- SMR number
- WI003-032002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a low level rise in undulating terrain. All that remains of the church is a possible wall foundation (Wth 1m; H 0.2m) running N-S towards the E end of an irregular area of stones (dims. 27m E-W; 15.5m N-S) defined at the N by a stone bank (Wth 2m; H 0.8m). The site is very overgrown. No visible trace of the enclosure shown around the church on the 1838 OS 6-inch map.
Archaeological test trenches opened in the vicinity of this monument in 2007, as part of the construction of the Enniskerry water supply scheme (Excavation Licence 07E0169), did not reveal anything of archaeological significance (Bayley 2010, 555)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 13 December 2012
Revised by: Claire Breen
References
Bayley D. 2010 Killegar/Monastery, Enniskerry. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 555 (No. 2008). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.