Kilcar Monastery

The still standing west gable of the church in front of Kilcar's houses in the background

The former Kilcar Monastery , which belongs to the Diocese of Raphoe in Ireland , was founded by Bishop St. Carthach in the 6th century. Until 1609 it was managed by the McGillaspecke family.

The monastery is located on a small plateau of a steep mountain slope to the northwest above the village of Kilcar , which is named after this church: Cill Charthaigh , d. H. "The Church of St. Carthach". The church was in ruins as early as 1622, but it remained in use until 1828 when a new parish church was built down in the valley. Only the west gable with a passage is left that is bordered with beveled stones that form a pointed arch. The rectangular church was quite narrow inside with a width of 6.5 meters. The side walls are only preserved at 5–6 meters. A plaster can be seen on the inside of the still standing walls .

literature

• Aubrey Gwynn , R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses in Ireland . Longman, London 1970, ISBN 0-582-11229-X .
• Brian Lacy: Archaeological Survey of County Donegal . Donegal County Council, Lifford 1983, ISBN 0-9508407-0-X .

Web links

Commons : Kilcar Old Church  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ^ Gwynn, p. 389.
2. ↑ Grid square G 61 76: Ordnance Survey (ed.): Discovery Series 10 . Dublin, ISBN 0-904996-49-2 .
3. ↑ Lacy, p. 277, entry 1577.

Coordinates: 54 ° 37 '58 "  N , 8 ° 35' 52.6"  W.