What is recorded here
No visible trace remains, though the Down Survey map marked a castle-like structure with a cross on top. The abbey vanished into County Carlow soil, leaving behind only a name and a faint suggestion that worship once stood where field or forest covers the ground now.
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: 17 July 2007
Marked on the Down Survey (1655-6) map as castle-like structure with cross on top. No visible surface traces. See also Chapelstown rectangular enclosure (CW007-057----).
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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