Why this matters
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Church in ruins — Drumcar is recorded as Church in Louth. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. c. 21m by c. 5.9m), almost featureless and built of limestone blocks, slabs and greywacke very roughly coursed.
Foundation and growth
The saved account records: The opposing doorways with the use of tufa stone and limestone would indicate a fifteenth or sixteenth-century date for this building.
People and events
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Damage, loss and survival
The saved account records: The E window has been destroyed though the embrasure survives in places.
Why it mattered
Church in ruins — Drumcar matters because the source ties church to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: c. 21m by c. 5.9m), almost featureless and built of limestone blocks, slabs and greywacke very roughly coursed.
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