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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
Killahan Church (in ruins), graveyard (KE015-108003-). This ivy clad church is situated within a graveyard and is in a fairly ruinous condition.
Full archaeological record 95 words
Killahan Church (in ruins), graveyard (KE015-108003-). This ivy clad church is situated within a graveyard and is in a fairly ruinous condition. To the W of this site, across a road, lies the stone cross of Tonaknock (KE015-108002-). This church is a rectangular building measuring 21.5m x 6.6m externally, with the wall measuring just over 1m thick. The E gable is gone, as is a section of the N wall near the W gable. The doorway is on the S wall, 4m from the W gable, and measures 1m in width and 2.5m in height.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 3 August 2013 · Based on the C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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