Kilcrohane Ch(in rns)

In centre of graveyard (CO138-015002-) late-medieval parish church (L 14.9m, Wth 7m). Both gables missing upper portions. Door in middle of S wall has round head of re-used dressed stones. Wide arched opes near W end of N and S walls are inserted features. Chamfered arch-stone from original door now used as gravemarker to south of church. Window near E end of S wall missing light but central light in E gable has linteled heads to both light andembrasure. Wall press at E end S wall. Bottom courses of attic window in W gable survive. Outer face of W wall battered. Church in repair in 1615 but in ruins by 1639 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 92-3). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A late-medieval parish church, likely 15th- to early 16th-century in date, built in a simple rectangular style with a reused stone round-headed doorway. Its location within a graveyard and surviving architectural features reflect the ecclesiastical traditions of rural Ireland during the late Middle Ages.