What is recorded here
In a sheltered location to S of Ballynakill Lough. A ruinous medieval church (E-W; L 10.15m, Wth 5.5m). The doorway, with chamfered jambs and lintel, is set off-centre in W wall and there is a tall round-headed window in E. The surrounding graveyard contains mainly 18th-19th-C burials. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 385; Killanin 1947, 125-30)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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