What is recorded here

A broken church door from 1604 leans sideways inside the entrance wall opposite the Dunmore graveyard, preserving the round arch and date of a building no longer standing. The church itself vanished before 1876, leaving only this limestone fragment to mark where worship once gathered.

Inserted on its side into the external face of the wall of the entranceway of the house opposite a church (KK014-058001-) and graveyard (KK014-058002-). From the historical evidence for the church it is unclear whether a 17th-century church replaced the medieval church or whether the medieval church was refitted in the 17th century. In 1876-8 it was recorded that the ‘Church of Dunmore’ had been ‘recently thrown down’ and this fragment was noted 'built into the wall of [the] glebe garden' (Anon. 1876-8, 110). There is no visible trace of the church at ground level. The limestone fragment consists of part of the moulded round-headed arch of a church door within a flat-headed moulded frame, bearing the date 1604 in the spandrel. See attached photograph KK014-058003--01 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.