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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
On the gently sloping N side of the Dinin river valley, in rolling grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 202), the church from which the townland derived its name, 'has been so long obliterated, that not even a tradition of its situation has come down.
Full archaeological record 97 words
On the gently sloping N side of the Dinin river valley, in rolling grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 202), the church from which the townland derived its name, 'has been so long obliterated, that not even a tradition of its situation has come down. It probably stood a few fields east of the Pigeon House, in the "Old Meadow," which was also the site of Kilcollan castle and other ancient buildings, uprooted from the foundations many years ago'. The church has been located based on local tradition, though there is no visible trace above ground.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 14 January 2019. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
The church has been located based on local tradition, though there is no visible trace above ground.
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Around Kilcollan Church (site of)
Other heritage nearby
- Kilmacar CastleCastle · 1.4 km
- Gragara CastleCastle · 1.6 km
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- 21 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 14 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 cavesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 holy wellArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 hillfortArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- North Kilkenny Cycle RouteRoad Cycling Trail · 80.5 km · nearest point 1.2 km
- North Kilkenny Cycle LoopRoad Cycling Trail · 24.0 km · nearest point 2.6 km
- Jenkinstown Wood - Walled Garden LoopWalking Trail · 2.0 km · nearest point 2.7 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- JenkinstownForests · 3.2 km
- Dunmore WoodForests · 14 km
- Ballykeefe Nature ReserveNature reserves · 18 km
- KilkennyWalled towns · 12 km
- Clomanatagh CastleHistoric stays · 15 km
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- Ballyrafton WoodNature and Wildlife · 4.7 km
- River NoreNature and Wildlife · 6.0 km
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