Английская Википедия:Crooke Preceptory
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Crooke Preceptory is a ruined church, traditionally associated with the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller, in County Waterford, Ireland.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It is located in the townland of Crooke and the present day parish of Killea Crooke and Faithlegg. The church is associated with the nearby (13th century) Crook Castle tower house.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
History
Crooke Preceptory was founded sometime before 1180. Together with nearby Crooke Castle, the site passed to the Knights Hospitallers of Killure in 1327. It was seized at the time of destruction of the monasteries in 1541,Шаблон:Sfn and its possessions were reduced to 120 acres.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It is thought to have become a parish church of Crooke,Шаблон:Sfn with records describing the church as being "in good repair" as of 1613.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Structures
Surrounded by a graveyard, the ruin of the Crooke Preceptory church is described by the Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford (1999) as Шаблон:Convert in length and Шаблон:Convert in width.Шаблон:Sfn There is "evidence of one window in the S[outh] chancel wall", a "doorway in the S[outh] nave wall with a stoup nearby", with three lancet windows on the church gable.Шаблон:Sfn
Surrounded by cut-stone walls ("that are 16th/17th century in character") there is a holy well site and ruined tower house nearby.Шаблон:Sfn The latter, known as Crooke Castle, and located less than 50m from the church,Шаблон:Sfn was built to a rectangular ground plan and reputedly had a height of approximately Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn While only two walls and the remains of a destroyed staircase survive, mid-19th century records suggest that a barrel vault then "partly survived".Шаблон:Sfn
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