What is recorded here
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 upload/revision: 17 July 2007
According to Ffrench (JRSAI 1904, 347-8, 351) 'two or three cut stones are the only vestiges of the oratory of Ard Briton …' Photograph by ffrench shows portion of rebated jamb probably of limestone. Appears to have been of medieval date. Not located.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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