What is recorded here

Enclosure in Hollimshill is a ruined church field on a steep south-facing slope above Pallas lake, preserving only a rectangular rubble boundary and an eastern mound that may have supported a building. Locals still call it a church field, yet no grave or marker remains visible through the overgrowth. The absence does not empty the place; it redirects memory toward the lost structure, the people who built it and the lake light that probably drew them to this exposed ground.

Known locally as the 'church field' all that remains of this site is the rubble of what appears to be a perimeter wall which encloses a rectangular area (max. ext. dims. N-S 26m by E-W 41.5m). Within the site to the east is a mound of rubble, may be the remains of some type of structure. There are no remains of graves or gravemarkers (OF024-019001-). Site is located on a South facing slope overlooking Pallas lake (fairly steep slope). The site itself forms a low hillock which is very overgrown with vegetation. (Shaw Rev. 1971, 63) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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