Church

The National Monuments Service's description

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 8 September 2020
Revised by: J. Farrelly

Pre-Norman rectangular structure (13.9m x 4.7m) of granite with W gable entrance and antae, built on platform against side of valley; two cross bases in immediate vicinity of church. The church is orientated roughly E-W, W of centre within a sub-rectangular graveyard (CW012-079002-). E gable has narrow ope with single stone round head and wide end splay. S wall has two opes. Trabeate lintelled door in centre of W gable. Anta with base batter preserved at SW corner. NW angle has collapsed. Two cross bases: (1) very regular slightly pyramidal rectangular granite block with rectangular socket and tapering mortice; (2) large thin rectangular granite flag, with rectangular socket; comparable shape to late medieval wayside crosses in Co. Kildare. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 372). A number of quern fragments have also been found associated with the church.

References

Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.