Ecclesiastical enclosure in Crosserdree, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Medieval church ruins (WM013-053---) of Crosserdree stands in centre of graveyard (WM013-053001-) which contains memorials of post-medieval date. The curving form of the E section of the graveyard boundary wall possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 26).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM013-053002

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