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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentioned19th-century
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
What to look for
- Graveyard
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
Situated on a low rise with a steep drop on the N side. Part of the medieval borough of Newcastle (WI019-005----) this foundation was granted to the convent of Grace Dieu by John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin (1181-1212) but nothing now survives of the medieval establishment.
Full archaeological record 119 words
Situated on a low rise with a steep drop on the N side. Part of the medieval borough of Newcastle (WI019-005----) this foundation was granted to the convent of Grace Dieu by John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin (1181-1212) but nothing now survives of the medieval establishment. The present structure is a late 18th or early 19th-century Church of Ireland parish church (Bradley and King 1989, 65) which may be on the site of the earlier church. The triangular graveyard (WI019-005006-), defined by a modern wall and bordered by the public road at the W and N contains a large number of early 18th-century headstones. The base of one 17th-century headstone (..ST...TH...20TH...1699) lies at the E end of the church.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 17 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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