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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded sizeL 15.2m; W 6.6m internally
What to look for
- Nave and chancel
- 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
On the NE-facing slope of a ridge running ridge, in pasture. The church occupies the SE angle of a small, roughly rectangular graveyard (KK030-013002-).
Full archaeological record 124 words
On the NE-facing slope of a ridge running ridge, in pasture. The church occupies the SE angle of a small, roughly rectangular graveyard (KK030-013002-). A rectangular structure (L 15.2m; W 6.6m internally), aligned E-W, with an undifferentiated nave and chancel. It is quite ruinous, the E and W gables survive to a height of 1m, the N wall from 0.5-3m and the S wall is the best preserved, being 2.5-2.8m high. In the S wall there is a doorway, 4m from the W end, and a window, 1.3m from the E end, though only the E side survives. There are several piles of collapsed masonry, among which there is a sandstone block carved with the chamfered sill (Wth of sill 0.18) of a window.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 9 August 2023. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Also recorded nearby
Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.
- Church WellRitual site - holy well · Oldcastle Lower · 3.0 km · official record
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- St. Bridget’s WellRitual site - holy well · Lamoge · 3.2 km · official record
- TobernarahaRitual site - holy well · Knockroe (Kells By., Killamery Ed) · 3.8 km · official record
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Around Rossaneny Graveyard and Church ruin
Other heritage nearby
- St. Nicholas's Well (Killamery)Holy well · 3.4 km
- Killamery High CrossHigh cross · 3.4 km
- St Mary's WellHoly well · 3.8 km
- Knockroe Passage TombMegalithic tomb · 4.1 km
- Ballytobin CastleCastle · 5.6 km
- Ballinvir Standing StoneStanding stone · 6.0 km
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- 20 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 10 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 7 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 4 standing stonesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 megalithic tombsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 2 ogham stonesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 monastic siteArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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Walks and trails
- Windgap - Village LoopWalking Trail · 1.8 km · nearest point 0.6 km
- Windgap - Bearna Breac LoopWalking Trail · 6.6 km · nearest point 0.7 km
- Tullahought - Kilmacoliver Summit LoopWalking Trail · 3.8 km · nearest point 6.0 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- CastlemorrisForests · 8.3 km
- Garryricken Nature ReserveNature reserves · 3.4 km
- Kyleadohir Nature ReserveNature reserves · 8.1 km
- CallanWalled towns · 8.4 km
- Carrick-on-SuirWalled towns · 14 km
Other attractions nearby
- Walk With WalterWalking · 3.6 km
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- Ahenny High CrossesHistoric Houses and Castle · 6.2 km
- Kilkieran High CrossAbbeys and Monastery · 7.9 km


