Tufa stone in medieval Fingal and beyond

Paper: 333

Lecture: 2019

Author: Roycroft, Niall

Published in: Time and Tide 12

Report by: Oona Roycroft

Synopsis: An outline of how tufa forms, where it is found in this area and its uses in medieval buildings and subsequently with a particular emphasis on its use in St Patrick’s Church on Church Island, Skerries.

Geology, Architecture especially church architecture

9 pages

Skerries Historical Society
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