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- TypeChurch
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Known as Thomple-a-Churravolla or Corbally Church (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 282). A rectangular church (L c. 19.2m, Wth c. 5.7m, wall T. c. 0.9m) constructed of roughly coursed limestone.
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Known as Thomple-a-Churravolla or Corbally Church (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 282). A rectangular church (L c. 19.2m, Wth c. 5.7m, wall T. c. 0.9m) constructed of roughly coursed limestone. The N wall is destroyed. Remains of ope in E end of S wall. Otherwise featureless.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 17 December 2007 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Laois. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Priest's WellRitual site - holy well · Baunballinlough · 3.0 km · official record
At the edge of a valley floor, in rolling pasture. This is indicated on a Grand Jury Map as a holy well. When inspected in 1987 the well was in use as cattle pump and was capped with concrete.
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Around Corbally Church
Other heritage nearby
- Castle PierceCastle · 1.4 km
- Castletown CastleCastle · 1.8 km
- St Michael's WellHoly well · 2.2 km
- Whiteswall CastleCastle · 3.7 km
- Foulkscourt CastleCastle · 5.1 km
- Grangefertagh castleCastle · 5.3 km
Recorded within 5 km
- 32 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 3 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 monastic sitesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 megalithic tombArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 standing stoneArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 abbey or friaryArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- Urlingford Islands Walking TrailWalking Trail · 5.9 km · nearest point 7.2 km
- Gathabawn LoopWalking Trail · 11.3 km · nearest point 10 km
- Gathabawn Short LoopWalking Trail · 4.1 km · nearest point 10 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- CapponellanForests · 15 km
- Coolacurragh Wood Nature ReserveNature reserves · 11 km
- Grantstown Wood and Grantstown Lough Nature ReserveNature reserves · 12 km
- Clomanatagh CastleHistoric stays · 13 km
Other attractions nearby
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse MuseumHistoric Houses and Castle · 9.0 km
Excavations nearby
- E2391 Foulkscourt AR 49, County KilkennyRoad-scheme excavation report (TII) · 6.0 km
- E2392 Foulkscourt AR 50, County KilkennyRoad-scheme excavation report (TII) · 6.0 km