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Kilsheelan Church
 

County

Tipperary

Coordinates

N 52° 21' 37.74"   W 007° 34' 40.2"

Nearest town

Kilsheelan

Grid Ref.

S 28755 23295

Map No.

75

Elevation a.s.l. (m)

22

Date of visit

Friday 8 June 2018

GPS Accuracy (m)

3
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Looking east, towards the chancel arch.


The ruins of this church, dedicated to St. Sillan, date from the 12th century.
The church has an interesting Irish-Romanesque doorway in its north wall. All the carvings are badly weathered, but something is still visible.

There's a small chancel to the east, with a nice chancel arch to the nave. Only a small portion of the south wall of the chancel survives. The chancel houses some grave slabs and memorials.
The nave is long, with a low south wall and a full height west gable with a double bell-cot.

The place ceased to be used in the middle of the 16th century, during the dissolution of the monasteries.
There are interesting grave markers from the 18th century.

A sign warns visitor of the dangerous conditions of the building.
A cat was napping under a bush in the graveyard north of the church.


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