What is recorded here

On a gentle W and SW-facing slope. This is an early ecclesiastical site. Traditionally St Barry commenced the building of a church (RO030-004002-) here, but moved to Kilbarry (RO024-016001-) c. 4 km to the NE. It is described by J. O'Donovan c. 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 64) as a large circular cashel or caldragh (burial ground) and it is depicted as a subcircular enclosure (dims c. 115m NE-SW; c. 90m NW-SE) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map with the church as a rectangular area (dims c. 30m x c. 20m) on its perimeter at S. It is now a circular grass-covered area (diam. 107m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (at NW: Wth 1.8m; H 0.3m; at SE: Wth 3m; H 0.3m) which is incorporated into a hedge SE-W. The interior is overlain by two NW-SE field banks and hedges placed c. 20m apart just NE of the centre. There is no evidence of a church, but the holy well (RO030-005----) is c. 180m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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