Survey Data
Reg No
13705115
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Viscount Limerick Grammar School
Original Use
Abbey
Date
1180 - 1220
Coordinates
305122, 307481
Date Recorded
01/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Ruins of Saint Leonard's Hospital and Priory c. 1200, Seatown graveyard to south. Random rubble stone walling with barrel vault to west side of site. Random rubble stone walls to east and west of ruins with upright stone grave markers against walls.
Appraisal
The ruins of Saint Leonard's Hospital and Priory date from the twelfth to the sixteenth century and, with the later Seatown Cemetery used until 1896, form an important archaeological, historical and socially important site within the heart of Dundalk. Though in a ruinous state this structure forms an important part of the architectural heritage of Dundalk.