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Situated on N facing slope of rising rocky grassland with good views of the surrounding countryside. The S shoreline of Lough Gur lies 650m to the N. Rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 27m N-S ; 32m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 wall with entrance stile at W end of N wall close to NW angle. A short section of…

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Situated on N facing slope of rising rocky grassland with good views of the surrounding countryside. The S shoreline of Lough Gur lies 650m to the N. Rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 27m N-S ; 32m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 wall with entrance stile at W end of N wall close to NW angle. A short section of medieval wall belonging to a 13th century Augustinian nunnery (LI032-043002-) has been incorporated into the W wall of the graveyard. Only two upstanding headstones are visible inside the graveyard which was last used in the 1960s. On the first edition of the OS 6-inch map the graveyard boundary appears to enclose a smaller area with the medieval building (LI032-043002-) standing in NW angle of the burial ground. On the revised 1927 ed. OS 6-inch map the graveyard boundary has been extended to the N forming the outline of the present graveyard. The remains of an earthen bank running parallel to the E wall of the graveyard may represent the remains of an earlier graveyard boundary.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI032-043003

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