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At a glance
- TypeEcclesiastical site
- Date or period mentioned19th century
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Tower
- 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
A National Monument. According to Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 405), 'Taghadoe, Tech-tua [is] the site of a monastery founded by St Tua, alias Ultan the Silent: Folachtach of Tech-tua, abbot of Clonmacnoise, died in 770 AFM'.
Full archaeological record 121 words
A National Monument. According to Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 405), 'Taghadoe, Tech-tua [is] the site of a monastery founded by St Tua, alias Ultan the Silent: Folachtach of Tech-tua, abbot of Clonmacnoise, died in 770 AFM'. On a slight rise in otherwise open, level pasture. Geophysical survey results appear to confirm the existence of portion of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD010-014001-), while upstanding remains comprise a round tower (KD010-014002-) and a graveyard (KD010-014003-) which may have early origins but is probably at least partly associated with an RC Chapel site (KD010-014004-) and a 19th century church (KD010-014005-). No visible surface traces of an earlier church survive. (Fitzgerald 1894-5, 76, 86-94; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 372; Harbison 1975, 126; Lennox-Barrow 1979, 124-6)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Gearóid Conroy · Updated 10 June 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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