Churches (in Ruins)

Situated on level ground on the edge of a sharp drop to the S and SE towards the Dargle River. This was called ‘Steach gConaill (Conall’s religious house)’ in Irish, which was the name of the parish (Pers. Com. Conchubhar O Crualaoich). Poorly preserved foundations of the W end of a church (surviving portion L 6m; Wth 5m) of uncoursed masonry (T 1m). It stands within a roughly triangular enclosure (dims. 40m E–W; 25m N–S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m; max. D 0.8m). Some eighteenth-century headstones occur in the area to the S and E of the church. 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: 31 January 2013

A church known as Steach gConaill, later called Powerscourt Demesne, was built by the Conall dynasty in the early medieval period, likely between the 7th and 10th centuries. Dedicated to St Conall, it is significant as an early Christian religious site associated with the local parish and monastic tradition.