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St Peter's Church

Church in Rockchapel, County Cork, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
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Tooreennagrena (Bear By.), Co. Cork52.28956, -9.14429
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch

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  • Bellcote

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

In Rockchapel. Rectangular church (long axis E-W) with transepts added at W end making it T-shaped in plan.

Full archaeological record 79 words

In Rockchapel. Rectangular church (long axis E-W) with transepts added at W end making it T-shaped in plan. Built of random-rubble sandstone with limestone quoins. Pointed stone-arched windows in N and S walls. Flat-arched doorway in entrance gable to E. Side entrances with porches on E side of both transepts. Pair of pointed windows with limestone surrounds in each gable. Bellcote atop S transept gable. Sacristy added to W gable making overall plan cruciform. Interior has wooden panelled ceiling.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

St Peter

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