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Gartan Ráth Cnó Graveyard

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Gartan Ráth Cnó Graveyard
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The early ecclesiastical site at Gartan is the reputed birthplace of Colmcille, the greatest of the Donegal saints (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 385). It presently consists of a complex of sites in and around a graveyard (DG044-017008-) enclosed by a modern stone wall. Within the graveyard are a number of grave markers and the remains of a structure known as the 'Abbey' (DG044-017001-). Just SW of the graveyard is St. Columbkilles Chapel (DG044-017005-). This is probably the chapel described in 1622 as being in repair and having a thatched roof (Royal Commission, 217).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG044-017007

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  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Ross, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Dr Neil Clifton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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