What is recorded here

Site of Church is a church in Ballynaguilkee Lower, County Waterford, Ireland. The early ecclesiastical site occupies level pasture above an east-facing slope that descends to the north-south Finisk River about 300 metres to the southeast. An oval enclosure measuring 63 metres north-south and 46 metres east-west survives as a north-south scarp and a slight southwest dip, with its perimeter incorporated into a west-north field bank. A stone cross base with interlace and fret patterns, recorded by DuNoyer in the 19th century, is now missing.

Situated in pasture on level ground at the top of an E-facing slope down to the N-S Finisk River, c. 300m to the SE. This is an early ecclesiastical site with traces of an oval enclosure (dims. 63m N-S; 46m E-W) visible as a scarp N-S and a slight dip S-W. The perimeter is incorporated into a field bank W-N. The base of a stone cross (dims. c. 0.35m x 0.25m; H c. 0.23m) with interlace and fret patterns and part of the shaft, which were recorded by DuNoyer in the 19th century, are now missing (Harbison 1992a, 24). Harbison, P. (1992a) The high crosses of Ireland: an iconographical and photographic survey, 3 vols. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 12 November 2010

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