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Castletown New Cemetery in Leggagh has Celtic Revival high crosses with the sort of carving that makes you look twice at your own hands. All ten fingers, same as the stonemason, and yesterday you lost a fight with a sandwich bag.
Roman Catholic cemetery, with marked interments from c.1935. Carved limestone and marble grave markers. Rendered gate piers surmounted by cast-iron crosses, with cast-iron spear-headed railings and double gates.
The Roman Catholic cemetery at Castletown has some very fine examples of Celtic Revival style high crosses. These are significant in terms of their artistic value. The site is bounded to the front by cast-iron gates and rendered piers, which enhance the setting.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14310005
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