What is recorded here

Killamurren Church occupied a half-acre circular enclosure where Muirin's ford once cut the landscape. Power described distinct foundations for a twenty-seven by fifteen foot primitive church and a bullan beside it, yet farm buildings have since erased those marks. The site retains its shape in memory rather than stone, preserving the quiet danger of a sacred place forgotten by the fields that swallowed it.

Large sub-circular enclosure (diam. c. 70m N-S; c. 60m E-W) marked on 1935 OS 6-inch map; now largely destroyed by erection of farm buildings; no visible trace of church. According to Power (1923, 173), site of 'Cill Atha Muirín (Church of Muirin's Ford)....a circular enclosure half an acre or so in area, within which are distinctly traceable the foundations of a primative church, 27 feet by 15 feet. To south of this last are a bullán and some traces of other buildings'; no visible trace of either bullán or other structure. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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.