Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Templenacloonagh/Teampall na Cluanach: Sub-rectangular enclosure KE042-113001- lies on a very gentle WNW facing slope and commands a good clear view in all directions, particularly NW to Smerwick Harbour. Within it can be seen the remains of an oratory, a 2nd building which is possibly a church, and 2 possible hut sites.

Oratory: Located in the SE part of the enclosure, this rectangular drystone oratory, 4.55m x 3.35m internally, now lacks its corbelled roof. The N wall stands to a height of 1.65m, but the remaining walls, 1.3 to 1.07m thick, are poorly preserved. Only the splayed inner sill of the E window, .51m wide, survives. It is carved from a reused door pivot stone and a 2nd pivot stone lies outside the S wall of the oratory. The W doorway, .76m wide, had inclining jambs, only the lower sections of which survive.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 866. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 9 August 2013