The ruins of a church are found near the remains of what would once have been one of the largest
ringforts (
ráth) in Ireland. According to a
Historic Landscape Character Assessment which was conducted for nearby
Barnacullia, "At Rathmichael, there is evidence of a later Bronze Age
hillfort, which encloses a ringfort with a
souterrain (underground tunnel or chamber). This may have been a
ceremonial site, and suggests social organisation of the inhabitants of this period". The church is believed to be dedicated to a saint called Mac Táil, which was later corrupted as "Michael". At the west end of the church are the remains of a
round tower, high. It has a circumference of . The tower is known locally as "The Skull Hole", a reference to the occasion when skulls and bones from the adjoining burial ground were deposited there rather than being re-interred when the graveyard was cleared to create additional space. There is a story of an underground passage that leads from the round tower to the sea and of a piper who descended into the passage playing his instrument never to be seen again. ==Amenities==