Ref: K140
Kilmacredock Upper Church |
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| Townland: | Kilmacredock Upper | Parish: | Kilmacredock | |||
| Denomination: | Mixed | Diocese: | Dublin (RC) / Dublin & Glendalough (C of I) | |||
| Grid Ref: | 297303(E), 235799(N) | Status: | Closed | |||
| Record of Protected Structures (RPS): | B11-06 Kilmacredock Church Ruins | Record of Monuments and Places (RMP): | KD011-002004- Graveyard possible |
| Boundary Treatment: | Wooden fence approximately 1m high. | ||
| Natural Heritage Details: | Evergreen trees and vegetation throughout disturbing the structure. Lichens cover 80-90% of the walls and ivy 10-20%. | ||
| Description: | The site is in a rural location and surrounded by the stud farms pasture fields. Level ground surface, but surrounded by a ditch and low earthen bank with a possible entrance in the south-west. The church is in a middle of a field on the 6" First Edition map from 1837, but it is marked as in ruins on the 25" Second Edition map from 1897-1913. | ||
| Appraisal: | The site is of archaeological, architectural and historic interest. A simple structure with undressed quoins with a small belfry. Other features of note is the family vault of the Bellingham family below the present structure. | ||
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Recorded by: "The Association for the Preservation of Memorials of the Dead, in Ireland" Location: Irish Family Research |
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