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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
What to look for
- Graveyard
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
In graveyard (CO141-084001-) on N bank of Ilen river. Ruins of parish church; ivy-clad E gable (Wth 7.7m) and E ends of N and S walls survive near full height; rest of church gone except for section of lower courses of N wall.
Full archaeological record 111 words
In graveyard (CO141-084001-) on N bank of Ilen river. Ruins of parish church; ivy-clad E gable (Wth 7.7m) and E ends of N and S walls survive near full height; rest of church gone except for section of lower courses of N wall. Lintelled window embrasure near E end of S wall and at centre of E gable; both missing lights. Wall-press near S end of E wall. Church in repair in 1695 but in 'bad repair' by 1806 and replaced by a new church in Skibbereenin 1827 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 453-5). On site of 'cell' affiliated to cistercian monastery of Abbeymahon (CO136-030003-) in 1541 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 126).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Lady's WellRitual site - holy well · Creagh · 4.6 km · official record
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Marked 'Lady's Well' on OS 6-inch map (1842). No remains of well noted. Church (in ruins) (CO150-005003-) short distance to W.
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