Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the N side of a ravine with a SW-NE stream c. 20m to the SE. This is the parish church of the small parish of Chapel Carron that existed in the 17th century (Simington 1953, 103), but which does not exist now even as a Civil parish. It has been claimed as the early Cill Cairne of St. Beoc (Culleton 1999, 130) and the walls were exposed in 1961 (Mac Eochaidh 1970, 73). The clay-bonded walls (Wth 0.65m; H 0.2-0.8m) of a rectangular building oriented ENE-WSW (int. dims. 6.25m x 3.65m) is within a subrectangular enclosure (dims. 26m E-W; 10 14m N-S) with some trees that is defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m) at W and N but backing onto the ravine (H c. 6m) at S. There is a ramp entrance to the enclosure (Wth 2.2m) through a scarp (H 1.3m) on the E side. There is no evidence of burial, although the enclosure is described as a graveyard on the 1839 and 1941 eds of the OS 6-inch map. The building has a single entrance (Wth 1.2m) with a rebate for the door on the outside towards the W end of the S wall. St Nicholas' Well (WX037-010----) is c. 280m to the SW.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 13 December, 2012

References

Mac Eochaidh, M. 1970 An inquisition of James 1: dated 24 march 1618. The Past, No. 8, 68-74.

Culleton, E. 1999 Celtic and Early Christian Wexford. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1999.

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.