Church, Grave Yard

Situated on level pasture in undulating countryside. The partial remains of the E end of a church (dims. 9.1m N-S; 7.4m E-W; wall T. 0.9m) which has been converted into the burial place of the Trench family of Sopwell Hall. Blocked-up windows are evident on the N and S walls with later cut-stone surrounds inserted at the W end of the N and S walls and in the E gable. No other features visible. The large graveyard (TN008-045001) around the church contains eighteenth- and nineteenth-century headstones. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008