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On a SW-facing slope, just below top of ridge, in undulating terrain in rough pasture. On the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map a graveyard is indicated N of the church (TS062-041----), defined by a curving line in the NW-N-NE quadrant and by a field boundary running NE-SW in SE quadrant. The graveyard is not indicated on the 1903-04 ed. map and there are no headstones or other grave markers to indicate the presence of former graves. However, there are earthworks to W-NW-W of the church, including the remains of a curving graveyard boundary (diam. 46.5m NW-SE), consisting of bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.42m; ext. H 0.44m) and scarp (H 0.6m). On aerial photographs (ASIAP (364) 0-1, 7-8, 10 May 2003) the northern half of a large enclosure (dims. 146m NE-SW) is clearly visible. It is likely that the surviving curving enclosure is the N portion of what was originally a complete, roughly circular or oval enclosure. The presence of this curving enclosure and the 'Temple' element in the name of the church itself suggests that this is an early medieval foundation.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 14 October 2014
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