St. Maurs Ch. (in ruins)

Situated on top of a rise in a graveyard overlooking Rogerstown estuary. All that survives is part of the east gable which contains a wide pointed arched window. Has been stabilised in the past. Modern cross at apex. Distinct mound for nave of church c.17m EW x 8.5m NS. Graveplot attached to W facade of church. Vegetation growth on the top of the church wall. Wash out of mortar along the base. Some cracking evident. This is the chapel described in the Civil survey (1654-6) as a 'chapel of ease' at 'Whytestown' (Simington, 1945, 63). A recently erected plaque on the site reads 'Breton Mariners saved from a storm erected this chapel of St. Maur'. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 19 December 2014

St. Maurs Church in Whitestown is believed to have been built in the 17th or 18th century, featuring early ecclesiastical architectural elements such as a pointed arched window, and is dedicated to Saint Maur, a 6th-century Irish saint associated with Lusk and Balrothery. Its location within a historic graveyard and overlooking the Rogerstown estuary highlights its local historical and religious significance.