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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentionedmedieval
- 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
Near E end of graveyard (CO125-021001-), ruins of small rectangular church (10.5m E-W; 7.17m N-S). Steep-pitched E gable has central splayed, round-headed embrasure with narrow round-headed light; flanked by small wall-presses.
Full archaeological record 98 words
Near E end of graveyard (CO125-021001-), ruins of small rectangular church (10.5m E-W; 7.17m N-S). Steep-pitched E gable has central splayed, round-headed embrasure with narrow round-headed light; flanked by small wall-presses. West gable has central door ope. Large gaps W of centre in N and S walls. Near E end of S wall, window with narrow lintelled light inserted in larger splayed window embrasure, the W in going of which is visible. Surviving remains difficult to precisely date but probably medieval in date. Parish church of Kilrone or Kilroan, in ruins since at least 1693 (Brunicardi 1913, 52-3).
References
- Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South 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 · Castlelands (Kinsale By.) · 2.3 km · official record
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Enclosed by brick wall; used as cattle trough. Ringrone castle (in ruins) (CO125-001---) nearby.
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