What is recorded here

G. Yd. is a graveyard at Annaghdown, County Galway, surrounding the church and round tower of the old monastic complex. Ivy chokes the south wall while nineteenth-century headstones rise beside flattened eighteenth-century slabs, blending memory into a single breath. The collapsed vault at the southwest corner suggests buried chambers beneath the grass, waiting for someone brave enough to listen for knocking.

Associated with the monastic complex at Annaghdown and surrounding the church (GA069-001011-) and round tower (GA069-001016-. This graveyard (c. 78m NW-SE; c. 63m NE-SW) now merges with another graveyard (GA069-001006-) immediately to its N. It is defined along its E side by a continuation of the E wall of N graveyard: a plastered concrete wall interspersed with piers. Access is gained by a series of steps at its N end. The S and W walls are of mortared construction and the S wall is almost completely overgrown with ivy. The N end opens onto a clear grassy area. Burials are marked by mainly upright headstones dating to the 19th and 20th centuries but a number of 18th-century recumbent inscribed graveslabs are also visible to the N of the church. A much-collapsed vault is visible to its SW. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 30 May 2018

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