Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Caim, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caim
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of R. C. Chapel
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50789, -6.67155
- SMR number
- WX019-020----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. A Roman Catholic church described 'site of R.C. Chapel' and depicted faintly as a cross-shaped structure (dims. c. 20m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) is marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It might be the predecessor of the Church of St. John the Baptist located c. 450m to the NNW that was built in 1858. There are no visible remains of any structure, enclosure or burial at ground level.
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: 22 May, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.