Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Colvinstown Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Colvinstown Upper
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.94524, -6.63213
- SMR number
- WI027-034005-
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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
On the NW slope of Colvinstown Hill. A large enclosure (int. dims. 120m N-S; 113m E-W) within which lies Kilranelagh Church (WI027-034001-) and graveyard (WI027-034002-), St. Bridget’s Well (WI027-034003-) and two stone crosses (WI027-034004-, WI027-034006-). A road runs through the W portion of the enclosure in a N-S direction. The enclosure is defined from N to SE by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5-2m; int. H 1.4-1.7m; ext. H 1.6-1.8m) with internal and external stone cladding, from SE to SW by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1-1.5m; ext. H 1.3m) with stone revetment on the exterior only and from SW to N by a drystone wall (Wth 0.6m; int. H 0.5-1m; ext. H 1.2-1.6m).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 17 October 2012
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.