What is recorded here
Situated on a low rock outcrop in a poorly drained area in the centre of an earthwork (TN035-013001) with a nearby holy well (TN035-012) to the N. The wall-footings of a probable penal church (int. dims. 4.2m N-S; 9.5m E-W; wall T 0.9m) survive in the centre of an earthwork of unknown antiquity. Not indicated on the 1st. ed. OS 6-inch map but indicated on the current edition. The church was probably built between 1840 and 1903 as supported by the cartographic evidence. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN035-013002
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Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rigger30, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
- Paddy Ryan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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