What is recorded here

Baunfadda GraveYard is a triangular stone enclosure on a broad Kilkenny terrace where the land drops into a river valley. It belonged to Teampall Bháin Fhada, the church of the long grassy field, and its oldest known inscribed headstone dates to 1735. The church itself has vanished beneath a slight rise in the centre, leaving behind a quiet border between memory and forgetting.

On a broad terrace on the NW side of a hill with land falling to the N and W down to a small river valley, in tillage. There are good views across the valley and along the hills but poor to the E and S where the land rises. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 267) and O'Kelly (1969, 92) the church was known as 'Teampall Bháin Fhada', which translates as the church of the long grassy field. The church is within a triangular-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 56m E-W; c. 50m N-S tapering to a point towards the E) which is enclosed by a stone wall. The W wall of the graveyard is curvilinear. There is no visible trace of the church (KK014-066001-), however, a pronounced rise in the centre of the graveyard may cover the remains of the church. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 267) notes that the oldest inscribed headstone dates to 1735. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 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.