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Church

Borleagh, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Borleagh, County Wexford, 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
Borleagh
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.73362, -6.29300
SMR number
WX003-026001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

Situated on a SE-facing slope. This is the parish church of Kilmakilloge parish. The grass-covered remains of an undivided nave and chancel church (ext. dims. 21m E-W; 8m N-S; int. dims. 17.8m E-W; 4.8m N-S; H 0.5-1m) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 65m E-W; c. 65m N-S) that has been extended the E and N (dims c. 130m ENE-WSW; c. 95m NNW-SSE). The church has no distinguishing features but there may have been a doorway at W end of N wall where there is a break (Wth 1.5m). Limerick Castle (WX003-024----) is c. 450m to the W and earthwork (WX003-025----) is c. 100m to the WSW.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 February 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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