What is recorded here
The W quadrant of an ecclesiastrical enclosure survives inside the graveyard wall. Comprises a flat-topped earthen bank (dims. Wth c. 2m, H 0.90m-1m). It is associated with a holy well (dims. Wth c. 2m, H 0.90m-1m). The exterior is slightly raised. Still in use as a burial ground (D'Alton 1838, 673, Swan 1986, 7).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU021-001001
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Superchilum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- jwd, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Oriental plane2.1 mi
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