What is recorded here
At S end of spit of land, once island of Inishrobe. Ruins of rectangular church (3m N-S; 8.6m E-W); later abandoned in favour of new church (MA117-005001-) (Knox 1908, 94). Walls stand to max. H 1.5m (wall T 0.8m); though poorly preserved. Beehive-like huts to NW and W. Site may have origins in Early Christian Period.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 614.
Date of upload: 5 November 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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