Acaun Church (in ruins), Graveyard — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Acaun Church stood inside a grassy enclosure beside the Derreen River, its ruined walls marking a medieval place of worship in County Carlow. The graveyard still holds a Latin cross, a doorway arch and perhaps a baptismal font, while the abandoned nave and chancel fade into the earth. It is the kind of quiet ruin where prayer once moved through stone before memory itself became broken.

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: 16 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly D-shaped enclosure defined by bank from SE-W-N and Derreen River (dims. c. 60m x c. 40m). Lower courses of simple rectangular structure (L c. 15m x Wth c. 6m). According to O'Toole (JKAS 1932, 71-4) nave and chancel church (nave L 8.9m x Wth 6.2m; chancel L 7.6m x Wth 6.2m). Second structure (L 6.4m x 3.1m) with door on either side, attached to SW angle. Within graveyard (CW009-006002-), head of free-standing Latin cross and arch of doorway (OSL 1839, 144). Comerford (1886, Vol. II, 352-3) also mentions 'a rude' stone vessel, probably a baptismal font. Available evidence suggests medieval or late medieval foundation. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 368).

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