Glebe

Situated on a slight W-E spur with a SW-NE section of the River Boyne c. 60m to the S and a small WNW-ESE stream in a fold c. 25m to the N. The parish church of Newtown Clonbun (ME036-049005-) is towards the E end of a large triangular graveyard (max. dims c. 140m ENE-WSW; c. 65m NNW-SSE) defined by masonry walls with the apex at E, which it shares with the Cathedral (ME036-049002-), which is c. 55m to the WSW of the church. The holed stone (ME036-049009-) and graveslabs (ME036-049010-; ME036-049016-) are in the graveyard, which has headstones dating from c. 1750 to the present.Relaying the path in the graveyard on the original line during 2022 was monitored (E005432) by N. Roycroft but no new ground was broken and there were no archaeological implications (excavations.ie 2022:151). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 February, 2015 Amended: 9 July, 2019; 10 March 2023