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Though marked with broken circle (diam. c. 20m) and named 'Legan Abbey and Tower' on 1842 OS 6-inch map, exact location of this Benedictine abbey is in doubt (see Hurst 1925, 15-20). According to Gwynn and Hadcock (1988, 107), 'a small non-conventual priory....its date must be 1204 or later'. No visible surface trace.
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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