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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentionedmedieval
- Recorded sizeint. L 11.6m; int. W 5.7m
What to look for
- Graveyard
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
On the N-facing slope of a hill, in grassland. There is a ringfort (KK008-081----) immediately to the SW. Located at the N end of a roughly square graveyard (KK008-082002-).
Full archaeological record 221 words
On the N-facing slope of a hill, in grassland. There is a ringfort (KK008-081----) immediately to the SW. Located at the N end of a roughly square graveyard (KK008-082002-). An undivided rectangular (int. L 11.6m; int. W 5.7m) church, aligned E-W, and built of roughly coursed limestone rubble (wall T 0.68-0.73m). It was entered through a flat-headed lintelled doorway (H 1.94m; Wth 1.18m) towards the W end of the N wall, with a drawbar-hole (D 1.8m; H above ground 0.54m) in the E embrasure. Internally, at the W end of the church are two joist-holes in the N and S walls respectively, possibly for a gallery. The N and W walls, and the western part of the S wall, survive to a height of between 2-3.5m, but the E wall and part of the S wall only survive as foundations. The OS Letters (1839) note a window in the W gable, 'about four feet six inches [c. 1.36m] high and two feet six inches [0.76m] wide on the inside; square at top, about two feet six inches [0.76m] high and seven inches [0.18m] wide on the outside and square at top also' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 155-6 (50-1)). The church is probably early post-medieval in date. There is no visible trace of the medieval graveslab (KK008-082003-) noted by Moore (1874-79, 37).
References
- Date of revised upload: 18 September 2018
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Rathlogan Church
Other heritage nearby
- Rathlogan RingfortRingfort · 0.7 km
- Tobar na súlHoly well · 0.9 km
- Saint Elakan's WellHoly well · 1.0 km
- Glashare CastleCastle · 1.8 km
- GrangefertaghMonastic site · 2.2 km
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Recorded within 5 km
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- 9 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 3 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 abbeys & friariesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 monastic siteArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 round towerArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 megalithic tombArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 hillfortArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- Gathabawn Short LoopWalking Trail · 4.1 km · nearest point 2.7 km
- Gathabawn LoopWalking Trail · 11.3 km · nearest point 2.8 km
- Cullahill - Heathy Way Loop WalkWalking Trail · 6.4 km · nearest point 4.0 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- CapponellanForests · 9.4 km
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Excavations nearby
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