Templelyn, church in County Westmeath

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

Situated on a fairly level platform, on the W-facing slope of a hill, in pasture. Annotated ‘Templum Flanni’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map and depicted as a small rectangular-shaped structure aligned E-W. Building described in 1978 as a small rectangular-shaped structure (dims. 13m E-W; 5m N-S) defined by low grass covered wall-footings with a small section of the S wall (H 1.5-2m) best preserved. A scatter of loose stone lies inside and outside the monument. There is no visible trace of any decorated or cut stone. There is no trace of a surrounding enclosure.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM024-018

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