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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Killasseragh

Ecclesiastical enclosure

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Killasseragh holds a sub-oval earthen enclosure on a NE-facing Cork slope, likely marking St. Lasser's Church beside an older megalithic structure. The bank stands about 1.5m high, blending into pasture fences while a graveyard occupies its SW quadrant. It is not a grand cathedral but a quiet religious boundary, preserving the memory of a small church and the people who gathered there.
On slight terrace on NE-facing slope, in pasture. Sub-oval area (79m N-S; 49m E-W) enclosed by overgrown earthen bank (H c. 1.5m) similar to surrounding field fences; bank levelled SW->NW, but slight undulation marks line. Interior featureless except for graveyard (CO054-057002-) in SW quadrant. Probably site of 'St. Lasser's Church' marked on 1936 OS 6-inch map beside megalithic structure (CO054-056001-) c. 300m to SSW. 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

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