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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 March 2012
Revised by: Claire Breen
According to O'Donovan (OSL 1839, 16) probably site of 'Cill Eogain'. Present remains consist of oval uncultivated area, enclosed by fence. Within graveyard (CW012-025001) is plain, bossed solid-wheeled cross and base (CW012-025002). Panel on shaft may have had interlace ornament. Cross is broken into fragments. Aerial photographs (GB89.34; GB96.FX.21 and GB20.GP.18) show cropmarks on the eastern side of the graveyard defining a large ecclesiastical enclosure. In places the enclosure is visible as two concentric fosses, with an entrance facing north-east. The fosses extend over two separate fields.
Bibliography
Barrett, G.F. 'Early landscapes in County Carlow: an aerial perspective, in T. McGrath and T. O'Keefe (eds), County Carlow: History and Society, Geography Publications, Dublin.. Forthcoming 2008.
Barrett , G.F. (2002) 'Flights of discovery: archaeological air survey in Ireland, 1989-2000' in the Journal of Irish Archaeology, XI, 2002., pp. 1-30.
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