What is recorded here

Indicated is an oval ecclesiastical enclosure in County Cork, Ireland, holding church ruins and a circular stone structure beside Roaringwater Bay. Sheep still move through the shallow banks that divide the ground, while the bay throws salt wind across the grass. The place keeps doing what churches do: receiving people, marking loss, and waiting to be remembered.

In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, close to shore of Roaringwater Bay. Oval enclosure (60m E-W; 84m N-S) defined by sharp break in slope to S and by stone wall to N. A number of low earthen banks (H c. 0.75m) divide the enclosure. Burial ground (CO148-017002-), including ruins of church (CO148-017003-), in NE quadrant of interior. In SE quadrant is circular stone-built structure (ext. diam. 8.5m; int. diam. 5m); wall (H 1.6m) roughly built with opening to SE. 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

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