| Ardskeagh Church | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Teampall Ard Scéithe | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ga | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland | ||||||||
| Relief: | yes | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52.3318°N -8.628°W | ||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination: | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| Dedication: | Saint Michael | ||||||||
| Functional Status: | ruined | ||||||||
| Style: | Romanesque | ||||||||
| Years Built: | 12th century AD | ||||||||
| Length: | 14m (46feet) | ||||||||
| Width: | 9m (30feet) | ||||||||
| Floor Count: | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor Area: | 125m2 | ||||||||
| Materials: | stone, mortar | ||||||||
| Diocese: | Cloyne | ||||||||
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Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.[2]
The church is located southeast of Charleville, to the south of the River Awbeg.[3]
Local 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]
The doorway is round-headed, with arch crudely repaired. There is plain, square moulding.[7]