Church

The National Monuments Service's description

On a slight SW-facing slope in open pastureland. It stands immediately S of a byroad along which the td. boundary runs: on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map it is shown as being in the adjoining td. of Kilcahill. A poorly preserved rectangular church (E-W; L 11.8m, Wth 5m) of medieval date, possibly incorporating part of an early oratory. The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 223-4) describe its 'side walls' as being 'built of large stones in a rude style' and illustrate a trabeate doorway in its W gable. Large sections of E gable, S wall, and S end of the ivy-mantled W gable still stand. The masonry, though it includes some large blocks, is typical of medieval rather then E. Chr, period stonework. No trace of the trabeate doorway survives and there is a gap towards W end of S wall which could mark the site of a S doorway. The only surviving architectural feature is the lower part of a tall single-light window in E gable. A CBG (GA057-085003-) lies immediately to S and the site of a wayside monument (GA057-111----) c. 210m to NE. A number of houses (GA057-085002-) are also associated, one of which abuts S wall of the church.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010