Church in ruins

On a low ridge overlooking Lough Corrib to NE. The remains comprise a medieval church (E-W; L 15.4m, Wth 6m) with later S transept (L 4.15m, Wth 4.05m). There is a doorway in S wall and opposing windows at E end of N and S walls, all robbed. The E gable contains a single-light ogee-headed window. A second doorway at end of S wall leads to the transept which is lit by a twin-light window, crowned by a circular ope, in S wall. The large graveyard is mainly modern but its curving N wall may reflect the line of an early ecclesiastical enclosure. Possibly the site of St Cummin's E. Chr. monastery. (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 390; Killanin 1947, 124; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 143a-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

The church at Lemonfield was likely built in the 13th or 14th century by a local monastic or lay community; its orientation and surviving architectural features suggest a medieval ecclesiastical tradition, though specific dedications or builders are not recorded. The structure's location on a prominent ridge indicates its possible role as a regional place of worship or pilgrimage.