What is recorded here

Graveyard in Kilmacoo is a buried church and grave field at the foot of an east-facing slope in County Wicklow, marked on the 1838 map but now reduced to a granite sill, part of a window arch and one small bullaun. The landowner claims more bullauns exist, yet they remain hidden beneath boulders, stumps and forgotten time. What is visible is little; what is missing is the whole life of the place.

Situated at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. Marked 'Site of Church, Graveyard' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. All that survives of the church is a granite sill (possibly from a window) and part of a bevelled window arch. There are no early features visible in the graveyard (dims. c. 45m x 25m) apart from a bullaun (dims. 0.4m x 0.35m x 0.35m), and there is no trace of the graveslab mentioned in the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 130). The landowner says there are several more bullauns on this site but no others were located. The site is in very poor condition and is visible as a roughly rectangular area 0.5m higher than the surrounding ground, strewn with field boulders and tree stumps. 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/revision: 21 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.