Kiltiernan Church | |
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Cill Tiarnáin | |
53°11′17″N 8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W | |
Location | Kiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Celtic Christianity |
Architecture | |
Functional status | inactive |
Architectural type | Celtic Christianity |
Years built | 8th century |
Specifications | |
Length | 16 m (52 ft) |
Width | 4 m (13 ft) |
Number of floors | 1 |
Materials | stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Galway |
Official name | Kiltiernan |
Reference no. | 446 [1] |
Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]
Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough. [4]
There are no written records of Kiltiernan. It is believed to have been founded by a Saint Tiernan in the 5th century AD, with the surviving stone church dating to the 8th century. [5]
When it was excavated, an enclosure wall not parallel to the church was found. [6]
A stone church with a flat-headed trabeate doorway, sloping jambs and single lintel; [7] and a chancel added later. [8] [9] The east window is triangle-headed and formed of two stones. [10]
The enclosure covers 1.55 hectares (3.8 acres). The outlines of over 20 structures (mostly house-sites) can be discerned as mounds, and over 16 sub-enclosures. [11]
Kiltiernan.
Kiltiernan Church | |
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Cill Tiarnáin | |
53°11′17″N 8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W | |
Location | Kiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Celtic Christianity |
Architecture | |
Functional status | inactive |
Architectural type | Celtic Christianity |
Years built | 8th century |
Specifications | |
Length | 16 m (52 ft) |
Width | 4 m (13 ft) |
Number of floors | 1 |
Materials | stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Galway |
Official name | Kiltiernan |
Reference no. | 446 [1] |
Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]
Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough. [4]
There are no written records of Kiltiernan. It is believed to have been founded by a Saint Tiernan in the 5th century AD, with the surviving stone church dating to the 8th century. [5]
When it was excavated, an enclosure wall not parallel to the church was found. [6]
A stone church with a flat-headed trabeate doorway, sloping jambs and single lintel; [7] and a chancel added later. [8] [9] The east window is triangle-headed and formed of two stones. [10]
The enclosure covers 1.55 hectares (3.8 acres). The outlines of over 20 structures (mostly house-sites) can be discerned as mounds, and over 16 sub-enclosures. [11]
Kiltiernan.