Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Ballylannan, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylannan
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.26663, -6.76028
- SMR number
- WX045-013001-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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
Situated on a bluff on the N bank of the W-E Owenduff river and the E-W Corock river, at the point where they join, which is immediately to the S. From here the combined river flows S past Clonmines on the W bank, c. 500m-1km to the S and into Bannow Bay. This is the parish church of Ballylannan within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 45m E-W; c. 30-35m N-S) defined by masonry walls. The church is a rectangular structure (ext. dims. 13.9m E-W; 6.67m N-S; H c. 2.5m) that was adapted into a mausoleum for the Leigh family of Rosegarland in 1824 when the walls were consolidated and a tower with an entrance was attached to the S side. A pointed doorway and a small window, both in the N wall and both blocked, are the only original features. There is a small bullaun stone (dims 0.51m x 0.35m; H 0.23m) with a single large basin (dims c. 0.4m x 0.2m; D 8cm) in the graveyard.
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 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.