Kilnaughtin Church (KE003-008----) Doorway3D Model
Kilnaughtin (Cill Neachtain, St Neachtan’s Church) medieval parish church, known in the 14th century as the Church of Mhagh an Iúir (plain of the yew-tree), stands in the townland of Carhoona (Na Ceathrúna), parish of Kilnaughtin (Magh an Iubhair), diocese of Ardfert, barony of Iraghticonnor (Oireacht Uí Chonchúir), Co. Kerry. The name Neachtan means ‘descendant of the water’, his feastday falls on the 2nd of May. Medieval pointed doorway with hood-mould above, located at the western end of the southern wall of the medieval church ruins. Directly inside the doorway there are the remains of a pointed double-ope stoup built into the eastern face of the doorway embrasure. The stoup contained holy water, which was usually placed just inside the main doorway of the church. A visitor to the church would bless themselves with this holy water as they entered and once more on exiting the church. For more information on Kilnaughtin Church, visit: https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=KE003-008----
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