Church (Site of)

Situated at the foot of a gentle E-facing slope. The church is represented by a very low bank (H 0.1-0.2m) which defines a rectangular structure (dims. 9.5m E-W; 5.3m N-S) towards the W end of a rectangular platform (dims. c. 13m E-W; c. 7.8m N-S). This occurs in the centre of a D-shaped graveyard (dims. 34m E-W; 30m N-S) occupying the SW portion of a larger oval enclosure (dims. c. 48m E-W; 34m N-S). The graveyard is defined at S and W by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3-2m; int. H 0.8-1m; ext. H 1.1-1.3m) with a near-vertical external drystone facing. At the E (straight side) the bank abuts a farmtrack which divides the site N-S. The perimeter of the outer enclosure is represented by a slight scarp to the E of the track. An outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) occurs at the SW but the bank continues for some distance to the N where it underlies a farmyard wall. A hexagonal block of granite (L 0.73m; Wth 0.66m; T 0.3m) with a subrectangular basin (D 0.04-0.11m) and no drainage hole lies beside the church site and may be a font or a cross-base. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008