Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Powerscourt Demesne, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Powerscourt Demesne
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.18597, -6.18436
- SMR number
- WI007-020----
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Shown on 5 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
At the SE edge of a gentle SE facing slope with a steep to very steep slope to the S and SE. Church of Ireland parish church built in 1736 and associated graveyard used by the Wingfield family (Viscounts Powerscourt), estate and household staff and some local protestant families. In ruins since before 1908 and replaced by the present parish church - opposite the main entrance to the estate - at about that time.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 31 January 2013
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.