The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
Waterford (pre-1974 traditional (Republic of Ireland))
Ruined church
Small ruined church consisting of a rectangular nave (interior c.8.5 x 5 m), with
walls of rough uncoursed stone remaining to a height of 1.3 to 2.5 m. The church has
a rebuilt Romanesque W doorway.
Cathedral church
A cruciform church with long nave and chancel and 13thc. transepts and S crossing arch are 13thc. The basement mouldings and engaged shaft on the exterior of the S wall of the chancel are also 13thc. A number of fragments from the earlier church are reset inside the W wall of the present church.
Cathedral, former
The monastic site at Ardmore is situated on a hillside overlooking Ardmore Bay. Structures associated with the monastery on the site are St Declan's 'House', a small, single cell structure with antae, now much restored; the 12thc. round tower; and the cathedral. The cathedral comprises nave (22.1 m x 7.95 m internally) and chancel (10.6 m x 5.8 m internally) and represents at least four different phases of building. Romanesque work surviving in the building includes the N doorway; five windows in the nave; string courses and blind arcades in the nave; the chancel arch; and most famously, the figurative friezes set in the western gable.
Round tower
Round tower, built with evenly coursed, well-finished sandstone masonry with three external string courses and a distinct batter.The tower is 29.2m in height and has a circumference of 15.8 m at the base (Barrow).
Church (ruin)
Nave and chancel church. The nave and E wall are largely 15thc., the side walls of the chancel (5.5m x 4.4 externally) are 12thc. The fabric incorporates two early cross inscribed slabs and an ogham stone.
