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Church

Norrismount, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Norrismount, 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
Norrismount
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.61196, -6.41801
SMR number
WX016-003----

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the NE-SW River Bann with the stream c. 400m to the NW. It was described in 1961 (SMR file) as an undivided nave and chancel church (L c. 18m; Wth c. 6m) with corner buttresses and the remains of a porch towards the W end of the S wall. The walls survived to a height of c. 3m at that time but no cut stone remained. It has been removed without trace in a farm complex. There is no record of burials or of an enclosure. The Lindardstown cist (WX011-016001-) and its mound (WX011-016002-) were c. 90m to the ENE.

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.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 21 May, 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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