Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.[2]
| Ardskeagh Church | |
|---|---|
Teampall Ard Scéithe | |
  Ardskeagh Church | |
| 52°19′55″N 8°37′41″W / 52.331832°N 8.627986°W | |
| Location | Ardskeagh, County Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Michael |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | ruined |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Years built | 12th century AD |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Width | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Number of floors | 1 |
| Floor area | 125 m2 (1,350 sq ft) |
| Materials | stone, mortar |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Cloyne |
| Official name | Ardskeagh |
| Reference no. | 314[1] |
Location
editThe church is located 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) southeast of Charleville, to the south of the River Awbeg.[3]
History
editLocal history claims that it is named for Saint Sciath, a virgin saint who founded a convent here in AD 550. The present stone church was built in the 12th century and dedicated to Saint Michael; it appears in the Papal Taxation of 1302. By 1591 it was abandoned.[4] The church is currently in state guardianship as a National Monument.[5][6]
Church
editThe doorway is round-headed, with arch crudely repaired. There is plain, square moulding.[7]
References
edit- ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "ARDSKEAGH, a parish". Libraryireland.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Ancient Parishes - Mallow Union of Parishes". Mallow.cloyne.anglican.org. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES" (PDF). Corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "ABCD" (PDF). Wcdp.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "CORK County Development Plan" (PDF). Corkcocoplans.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Ardskeagh". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 9 August 2017.