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At N side of road, on W side of Whitecastle creek; subrectangular graveyard (c. 70m E-W; c. 40m N-S) enclosed by stone wall to W and S and elsewhere by stone-faced earthen bank. In occasional use. Earliest inscribed headstone dated 1740 (Henchion 1970, 143-57). Near NW corner, roofless sub-rectangular ruin (4.35m E-W; 3.75m N-S) named 'Watch House' (CO111-075002-) on 1939 OS 6-inch map; erected between 1792 and 1842 according to Henchion (ibid., 156); lintelled door in S wall, windows in S and W wall, fireplace in W wall (see plan and elevations, ibid., 157). No visible surface trace of Tisaxon parish church (CO111-075003-) which was in ruins by 1615 (Brunicardi 1913, 75).
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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