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In pasture on low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Tristernagh abbey (WM011-053---) located 570m to ENE. Sub-circular shaped area (diam. c. 50m E-W; 48m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank which is revetted with a later post-medieval stone wall with entrance gate and stile at SE. Church ruin…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM011-051005
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Stephan van Helden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.go-to-ireland.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Not stated on source page, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, nigelborrington.com
- Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
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