What is recorded here

Killenny More hides a church and graveyard behind faint earthworks, not grand stone walls. The gateway still stands with a rebated entrance, leading past uninscribed markers toward a building that time has nearly erased. A large subcircular enclosure appears only from above, suggesting the site was set apart for worship long before surveyors thought it worth marking. What remains is enough to believe the place still holds its shape in memory, even when the land has forgotten how to show it.

Not marked on the 1839 or 1908 eds OS 6-inch map. Reference to enclosure here (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 227-8). Possible remains visible at S and E. No other visible surface remains. Uninscribed grave-markers visible in the surrounding subrectangular graveyard (LA035-031002-). Gateway with rebated entrance (Wth c. 5.1m; D c. 3.3m; T c. 1m) lies to SW of church. Large subcircular enclosure surrounding site is visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, BDL 18, 27-8). Evidence of possible bank at E and S, no other surface remains survive. 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: 17 December 2007

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