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In woodland, atop steep E side of Awbeg River; immediately E of holy well (CO026-189---) and c. 400m S of Rockvale house and Tower (CO026-112---). Remains of stone-built rectangular structure (6m E-W; 6.6m N-S) with rectangular projection on E end of N side; walls (T c. 0.75m) stand to c. 3.5m high. External wall faced with irregular and unusual stones; internal walls smooth with some plaster fragments; some brick visible in E wall. Remains of possible door ope (Wth. 1.2m) in E wall. Described by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 183) as 'a ruin built of very rude natural undressed stones, the walls being unusually thick. The doorway has a pointed arch...used as a summer house in 1841...erected as a teahouse by a Mrs Nagle. It was then thatched.' According to local information, there was a church site here.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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