
The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland

Meath (now)
Ruined parish church
Nave and chancel church. The chancel
(22.4 m x 7 m) is rubble-built with sandstone dressings with a possibly 13thc. door
in the S wall and pointed lancet windows in the N and S walls. It has a round-headed
chancel arch. The nave probably dates from the 15thc. and
has limestone dressings. In the S wall of the nave are two ogival windows and a
doorway. In the W wall is a cusped, ogee-headed window with
belfry above.
Round tower
A tall, well constructed round tower, built principally from local limestone but with some sandstone detailing around the doorway.
Church (ruin)
A small rectangular church with antae at the W end. The W wall survives to a height of 2.15 m above current ground level, the S wall remains at close to its original height. All other walls are destroyed to foundation level. The church is situated within surrounding earthworks, the ground level has risen greatly around it due to modern burials.
Church of Ireland Cathedral
This church of Ireland cathedral was rebuilt in 1802, and renovated in 1969, it incorporates a 15thc castellated tower on the NW. An Early English capital iies loose in the grounds to the SW of the Cathedral.