What is recorded here
Situated on a height above the S bank of the River Dodder in Rathfarnham village. Entered through an impressive gateway. Encloses the remains of a medieval church (DU022-013001-). A pre-Norman grave-slab of Rathdown type lies in two pieces NE of the church in the graveyard, one under an elder bush, the other on the grass (DU022-013003-).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-013002
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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