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Church

Bannow Island, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Bannow Island, 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
Bannow Island
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.21205, -6.80172
SMR number
WX045-043----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a low hill in a field known as the ‘church field’ SE of the NE-SW natural valley (Wth of top c. 80-100m) on Bannow Island that separates it from the motte (WX045-042----). The church was known in the mid-19th century (Tuomey 1850, 203-04). Two fragments of the grass-covered wall foundations of a structure (ext. dims. c. 13m NE-SW; c. 11m NW-SE) forming the W and E angles are visible. There is no evidence of an enclosure or of burial. (O'Broin 1921, 126)

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

References

O'Broin, T. 1921 Bannow. The Past 2, 120-26.

Tuomey, J.C. 1850 The bay and town of Bannow. No. 2. Jounral of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1, 194-210.

Nearby in the register

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

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