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Killeagh Rath

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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In pasture, on a S-facing slope. Shown as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 90m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Visited by Windele in 1844 (O'Donoghue 1914) who found 'an unbaptised burial ground and a square compartment containing a cairn or mound....marked the site of the ancient church (CO052-034002-)' which, according to O'Donoghue 'was used as a chapel more than three generations ago'. Enclosure levelled; field fence and road to W curve to respect arc of site; elsewhere line of enclosing element marked by some low undulations. No visible trace of church (CO052-034002-), nor of burial ground (CO052-034004-); bullaun stone (CO052-034003-) to SE.
In pasture, on a S-facing slope. Shown as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 90m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Visited by Windele in 1844 (O'Donoghue 1914) who found 'an unbaptised burial ground and a square compartment containing a cairn or mound....marked the site of the ancient church (CO052-034002-)' which, according to O'Donoghue 'was used as a chapel more than three generations ago'. Enclosure levelled; field…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO052-034001

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.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • David Hawgood, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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