Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Killahugh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killahugh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.52879, -7.51992
- SMR number
- WM018-102002-
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Site was visited and recorded in 1980 when it was described as 'The NE ruin shown on the 1914 OS 6-inch map is a tall rectangular tower. Unfortunately this is almost totally obscured by a very dense growth of ivy. The only visible feature is a doorway (pointed arch) in this wall. This lies just N of a scarp associated with the graveyard (WM018-102001-). Running E from the e wall of the tower there is a low grass covered wall footing which turns at right angles to run S to the N wall of the SW structure (WM018-102003-). The significance of this is not clear, possibly the remains of a chapel. Located on a small natural ridge in undulating pasture land 210m SSE of Rathconrath Motte (WM108-093----)' (ASI file). The tower described above appears to be the remains of a tower on the east end of a church indicated on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map as 'Church'. These remains appear to be those of an 18th or 19th century C of I church with the medieval church ruins (WM018-102003-) indicated in Gothic script indicated immediately to the southeast of this church. Today only the tower of the 19th century church survives.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 November 2009
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.