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Approached by short passage from road to S; trapezoidal graveyard (c. 60m E-W; c. 40m N-S) enclosed by stone wall erected in 1783 by Fr. Randal Hurley according to Latin inscription on gate pier (O'Donoghue 1986, 166; see also CO112-01301- & CO112-04201-); In occasional use. Site of ancient parish church of Clontead, which was 'almost in ruins' by 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 354) and marked 'site of' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; 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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