Templekieran (in Ruins), Grave yard

Poorly preserved graveyard (OF026-033001-) with no evidence of a church however the wall footings of a building are visible in the N sector of the graveyard. This building is not a church because it is orientated on a N-S axis. The earliest datable gravestone dates to 1795. No other features visible. Test excavation that was undertaken by Dominic Delany under licence no. 01E0431 on the site of a proposed new dwelling at Sranure, Co. Offaly, on 28 May 2001 revealed remains of possible ecclesiastical enclosure (OF026-033002-). The development site lies immediately east of a church site (OF026-033----) and graveyard (OF026-033001-) and there is a holy well (OF026-034----) in the field to the north. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011