St. Peters Church

In a graveyard (KE094-07001-). Built of random limestone ashlar. Rectangular nave (long axis E-W) lit by pairs of narrow pointed lights with cut-stone surrounds; chancel at E end lit by large pointed window consisting of five tall pointed lights separated by slender mullions. Lean-to vestry adjoins the N walls of the chancel and the nave. Three-storey tower at the W end with corner buttresses; crenellated parapet surmounted by corner pinnacles. Gabled entrance porch adjoins the S wall of nave towards its W end. The walls of the church display a slight basal batter. Part of cruciform church indicated on 1846 OS 6-inch map may be incorporated into the present structure which has a mid-19th-century appearance. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

St. Peter's Church in Fussa is a medieval stone church built of random limestone ashlar, featuring a rectangular nave and chancel, with pointed-arch windows typical of the Romanesque or early Gothic style. Its exact builder is unknown, but it likely dates to the 12th or 13th century and holds local ecclesiastical significance as part of a historic graveyard complex.