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Tobertown Church

Church building in County Dublin, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
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Tobertown, Co. Dublin53.61733, -6.23693
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch
  • Recorded sizeint. L 20m, W 8m, wall T 0.8m

What to look for

  • Nave and chancel
  • Graveyard
  • Holy well nearby

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
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History and description

Situated in an elevated position at roadside W of village. Grass-covered foundations of church survives with nave (int. dims. L 20m, Wth 8m, wall T 0.8m) and chancel (int. dims. L 9m, Wth 6m, wall T 0.8m), orientated NNE-WSW.

Full archaeological record 178 words

Situated in an elevated position at roadside W of village. Grass-covered foundations of church survives with nave (int. dims. L 20m, Wth 8m, wall T 0.8m) and chancel (int. dims. L 9m, Wth 6m, wall T 0.8m), orientated NNE-WSW. Fragments of NE and NW corners of nave survive (H 3m). Built of coursed limestone masonry. This parish church of Balscadden was in 'good repair' in 1630 but in ruins by 1887 (Walsh 1888, 251). A holy well lies SSW of church (DU001-003003-). Graveyard attached (DU001-003002-).

On inspection in 2010 it was found that while some grass-covered mounding was still visible, the nave and chancel as described in the 1992 inspection are no longer dicernible. The north-west corner fo the church is extant and has been stabilised and repaired (6.5m EW x 2mNS x 3m h.). Both the north-east (3m Ew x 2m NS x 0.75m h.) and south-east (2m EW x 1.5m NS x 0.6m h.) corners are also extant but have been added to with stone and cement to form the limits of the Dunne family plot.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Geraldine Stout · Updated 7 October 2014. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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