Church in Aghanagh, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In a small grove of trees on top of a low rise on Aghanagh Point, on the W shore of Lough Arrow. The remains of a rectangular structure (ext. 12.4m E-W; 8m N-S) defined on the E and W sides by the foundation courses of a stone wall (T 0.9m) and on the N and S sides by a slight scarp. According to local information, this structure is the remains of a church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-236

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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