Church in Killincoole, County Louth

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In grounds of present church is said to be the site of an earlier church which is recorded as being ruinous in 1692. There are no visible remains. Bullaun stone (LH011-076002-) in SE corner of graveyard. (CLAJ 1942, 103) The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH011-076001

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Kieran Campbell, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Picture: DirectMap visitor photograph
McSherry Electrical project photograph (individual photographer unstated), www.mse.ie
Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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