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Church in Bellahy

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Not listed in either the SMR (1989) or RMP (1995). Indicated on the 1911 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular structure in the E side of a bastioned fort (SL042-029----). Grass-covered foundations remain of a rectangular stone-walled structure (14m NNE-SSW; 7m WNW-ESE). The walls are c. 0.4-1m in width and 0.2-0.3m in height. According to local information, this was the post-Penal church of Bellahy. The depiction on the 1911 map suggests an apse on the ESE end- wall. This is post-1700 AD in date but it is mentioned in the record for the bastioned fort (SL042-029----).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL042-029001

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Duncan Grant, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan Reid, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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