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Church

Battlestown, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Battlestown, 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
Battlestown
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
(Site of) Templeboy
Latest-edition OS map
Templeboy (Site of)
Coordinates
52.23284, -6.88164
SMR number
WX044-014001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 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

Described as the 'site of Templeboy' within a small faintly-marked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30-35m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated on a slight SE-facing slope. There are no visible remains of a structure, burial or enclosure at ground level in a grass and scrub-covered area. Battlestown was part of the estate of Dunbrody Abbey (WX039-030001-) (Colfer 2002, Fig. 79), and the church probably served as a chapel for the community at Balltestown castle site (WX045-025----) c. 700m to the E.

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: 17 June, 2013

References

Colfer, B. 2002 Arrogant trespass: Anglo-Norman Wexford 1169-1400. Enniscorthy, Duffry Press

Nearby in the register

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

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