Church (in ruins)

The medieval parish church of Old Connaught stands in a burial ground outside the village of Old Connaught. It survives to full height with E gable and single bellcote over W gable. It is built of random granite and sandstone masonry with dressed granite quoins (int. dims. L 10.2m, Wth 5.8m). The entrance is located at the W end of S wall. D'Alton (1976, 457) writing in 1838 describes a round-arched opening in this wall. There is no internal division between nave and chancel. The interior is lit by a lancet window in the E gable with dressed granite quoins and a single slit ope in the W wall. There are square-headed opes in the N and S side walls. The S wall contains granite faced niches at either end of the wall. There are 19th-20th century memorials within the graveyard (Anon 1900, 187; Ball 1902, 120: Turner 1983, 47). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised upload on: 21 April 2018.