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In rolling grassland, on the E side of gently rising land and at the N end of a slight N-S ridge. A ringfort (KK003-001----) is located immediately N of the graveyard. According to Carrigan (1909, vol. 2, 280) there is a 'most ancient graveyard here, called the "Churchyard of Ballyphillip." The foundations of the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK003-002001
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