Church in Guernal, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

Situated on the floodplains of the Little river in undulating countryside with graveyard (OF022-021----) to the E and holy well (OF022-022----) to the S. Only the grass covered wall footings of a small church survive (ext. dims. 15m E-W; 8.6m N-S; wall T 1.3m) with evidence of large limestone boulders used in the wall construction. No architectural features visible. Possible church of early medieval date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF022-020001

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