
What is recorded here
A church (LA023-007003-) and graveyard (LA023-007004-) with associated earthworks consisting of a low curvilinear earth and stone bank (Wth 2.4m; H 0.8m) that intersects the N and E boundary of the graveyard at NE which may represent the remains of an earlier enclosure around the church and graveyard. Earthworks visible on aerial photograph (GSI, S 147-8).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 09 December 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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