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Templekilmona Church (in ruins) — Castleturvin

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Templekilmona Church (in ruins) — Castleturvin
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Within the S half of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA096-051001-). This rectangular church (13.3m E-W; 4.15m N-S) is very poorly preserved. The E gable has collapsed and only its foundation line survives. The S end of the W gable remains intact, the rest of it has been rebuilt. Sections of the side-walls have also collapsed. The E and W ends of the N side-wall (H 2-2.5m); Wth 0.7m) and the W end of S side-wall (H 2.2m; Wth 0.8m) are best preserved. No architectural features are visible. There is marked difference in the consturction of the W end of the church, which is built of large, almost semi-cyclopean boulders, and the E end, which is made up of smaller boulders, suggesting the possible enlargement of the original church. Traces of a plinth are visible along the W gable and N side-wall. A graveyard (GA096-051003-) lies to the S. (Cody 1989, 315-17, no. 139) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 30 January 2020

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