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Cloonburren Grave Yard

Graveyard

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On the summit of an esker within view of Clonmacnoise monastery, Co. Offaly (OF005-004----), c. 4.5km to the ENE. The conserved remains of a rectangular church (RO056-007002-) are within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 70m NE-SW; c. 60m NW-SE) defined by drystone walls. An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, together with the cross-base (RO056-007005-), a fragment of a cross (RO056-007004-), a fragment of a wayside cross (RO056-007006-), and architectural fragments (RO056-007008-). See the attached view taken from the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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