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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded sizeL 10.8m; W 5.9m
- Condition (as surveyed)Survives well
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Nave and chancel
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 ownership No. 262. Situated on a small level platform overlooking a marked NE-facing slope with steep ground uphill to the SW. A nave and chancel church (L 10.8m; Wth 5.9m) with walls of irregular uncoursed masonry (H 1.5-2.5m; Wth 0.85m).
Full archaeological record 139 words
National Monument in state ownership No. 262. Situated on a small level platform overlooking a marked NE-facing slope with steep ground uphill to the SW. A nave and chancel church (L 10.8m; Wth 5.9m) with walls of irregular uncoursed masonry (H 1.5-2.5m; Wth 0.85m). The gables are substantially intact. The door in the N wall, which is slightly W of the centre, splays inwards and parts of the cut granite jambs survive. There are simple round-headed windows in the E and W gables and a single niche occurs in the S wall towards the W end. The church has been substantially conserved. A rectangular area of rubble and mortar (dims. 4m x 2m) immediately E of the church may represent the foundations of another building. The church is known as Raithín a' Chluig, or 'little rath of the bell'.
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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Around Raheen-a-Cluig
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- 3 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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- 1 standing stoneArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
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Excavations nearby
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