Church (in Ruins) — Haggardstown

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Chancel narrower than nave (int. dims. of chancel 4m N-S by 4.4m; nave 10.5m by 5.6m), built of limestone blocks and greywacke and more or less completely covered with ivy. Opposing doorways in nave and double bellcote in W gable. The most westerly window in the S wall of the chancel has a two-centred arch constructed of two rounded punch-dressed blocks, one of sandstone, the other of limestone. Its two western jambs and sill stone are granite. The E jamb is limestone, has bar holes and was originally a sill stone. The remaining two windows in the S wall and the E window have been destroyed and there are no surviving remains of cut stone. The doorways are lintelled and featureless. The church was repaired in 1622 and was in ruins in 1692. The opposing doorways, bell-gable and two-centred window arch indicate a fifteenth- or sixteenth century building. (CLAJ 1941, 22)