Kilvake Church (in ruins)

Situated on the W bank of the river Fergus, within Dromore Wood. Described by Westropp (1900-02, 142) as 'rudely built foundations remaining in Dromore and named 'Kilvakee Church' on the 1920 OS 6-inch map. A rectangular structure (int. dims. 9.6m E-W; 5.35m N-S) defined by the base of masonry walls (T 0.9m; max. H 2m at the W end of the N wall). There is an alcove (Wth 0.9m; D 0.55m) and a shelf on the W wall, but no doorway or window can be identified. Cairn material (H 0.4-1m) has been cleared back from the inside of the wall, leaving a space (Wth 0.4-0.6m) between it and the original wall. It is regarded locally as a penal church (Swinfen 1992, 20), and it is indicated on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map within a large enclosure (CL026-001002-). There is no evidence of this feature at ground level. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 November 2016