Church (Site of)

At centre of graveyard (CO044-01701-). Sod-covered ruins of rectangular church (14.5m E-W; 7.5m N-S); E end stands highest (int. H 0.7m; ext. H1m). Scatter of stones around ruin. According to Power (1923, 190), name derives from 'Cill Daighnín (Dinan's Church)'; the origin of this name is unclear. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The site of the church at Kildinan is likely of early medieval origin, possibly founded by a local monastic community. It is dedicated to St Dinan, a 6th-century Irish saint, and represents a small rural church associated with early Christian settlement in Ireland.