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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded size 12.15m x 7.8m
- Condition (as surveyed)Survives well
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
National Monument in state guardianship No. 417. Situated on a low rise above a steep E-facing slope.
Full archaeological record 80 words
National Monument in state guardianship No. 417. Situated on a low rise above a steep E-facing slope. A simple rectangular church (dims. 12.15m x 7.8m) with well-built walls of sandstone, granite and shale blocks of various sizes, substantially restored (H1.5-4.5m). The E gable has antae but the W end of the church appears to have been extended and the antae removed. The S wall has a flat lintelled doorway, and there is a small round-arched window towards the E end.
References
- This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 129/1940).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 17 December 2008 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow. 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.
- Bride's WellRitual site - holy well · Calary Lower · 4.9 km · official record
Known as 'Bride's Well' and patrons were held here up until the late 1700's (Price 1957, 316).
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