Church

The National Monuments Service's description

A church-like building known as ‘St Senan’s Bed’ situated just 1.1m to the W of Templesenan (CL067-024003-) on Scattery Island. A simple rectangular structure (ext. dims. 7.92m E-W; 4.77m N-S) on the same alignment as Templesenan, constructed of a rubble core with small facing stones except for the basal course on the inner face of the wall. The walls survive to a maximum height of 1.6m at S. There is a doorway (Wth 0.7m) at the W end of the S wall, its W jamb flush with the inner face of the W wall. It has a chamfer with pyramid stops. The base of a window embrasure remains in the E wall and another in the S wall. This and all the monuments on Scattery Island are national monuments in State care, no. 10. An ogham stone (CL067-024016-) formed part of a seat-like structure standing against the exterior W wall but has been moved into the visitor's centre. A cross-slab with inscriptions (CL067-024017-) lies c. 3m to the W. (Westropp 1897, 285; 1900-02, 170)This is a national monument in state care, no. 10.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL067-024002-_01.jpg Aerial view of St Senan's bed immediately W of Templesenan.
CL067-024002-_02.jpg Ground shot of St Senan's bed and Templesenan.

Compiled by: Michael Moore and Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 7 September 2016

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1971).

References

Westropp, T.J. 1900-02 The churches of Co. Clare and the origin of the ecclesiastical divisions in that county. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 3, vol. 6, 100-180.

Westropp, T.J. 1897 Descriptive sketch of places visited. Part 1. Scattery Island and Canons' island, Co. Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 27, 273-90.