Templekieran (in Ruins)

In graveyard (CO153-017001-). Ruins of rectangular church (14.7m E-W; 5.92m N-S). E gable and N and S walls (H c. 1.8m) survive to near full height; upper part of W gable missing. Arched doorway near W end of S wall; lintelled window near E end. Single-light window in E gable with unusual foil or drop in centre (Cochrane 1912, 3). Small aumbries in N and S walls near E gable. In ruins in 1693 (Webster 1932, 285). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009